Africa: Social Media Users in Kenya and South Africa Trust Science, but Still Share Covid-19 Hoaxes
April 7, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread disinformation circulating on social media globally. This includes false information about the virus, its origins and possible cures for the disease it causes. Much of the inaccurate information was related to China, the country where the first cases of an atypical pneumonia were reported in December 2019. This