This article was co-authored by The Verified Initiative of the United Nations. Verified is an initiative of the United Nations, to provide content that cuts through the noise to deliver life-saving information, fact-based advice and stories from the best of humanity. Led by the UN Department for Global Communications, the initiative also invites the public to help counter the spread of COVID-19 misinformation by sharing UN-verified, science-based content with their communities through articles, videos, and associated media. The initiative is a collaboration with Purpose, one of the world’s leading social mobilization organizations, and supported by the IKEA Foundation and Luminate.
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We’ve all seen it—an article or meme in your timeline or newsfeed that seems absolutely crazy or unbelievable. The thing is, there’s a lot of misinformation out there these days. So if a claim or “fact” seems too good to be true, or it makes you really upset, it’s very possible that it could be false or misleading. But there’s good news: you have tools you can use to help sort through misinformation and identify what’s real and what’s fake. Misinformation isn’t just annoying, it can be dangerous. But by identifying it, you can help stop the spread of it.
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wikiHow and the United Nations Verified Initiative collaborated to bring you some essential tips to help you verify what you see online and stop the spread of misinformation.
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