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    COVID-19 misinformation in Canada: Report on survey findings to date

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    2020-05-31
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    Veletsianos, George
    Hodson, Jaigris
    Reid, Darren
    Thompson, Christiani
    Houlden, Shandell
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    Novel coronavirus; COVID-19; Misinformation; Canada
    Abstract
    This report synthesizes preliminary findings of several Canadian-focused surveys relating to COVID-19 and misinformation. It focuses on two specific areas: • the extent to which Canadians are exposed to COVID-19 misinformation online, and • the extent to which Canadians are believing misinformation.
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    The cover image in this report is created by Redgirl Lee. It is called Myth busters and it was retrieved on May 29, 2020 from https://unsplash.com/photos/r31mu4MKeAc. It was submitted to the United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives - help stop the spread of COVID-19. The authors thank Redgirl Lee and all the creatives who responded to the UN initiative, for their help in promoting evidence-based information regarding COVID-19.
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    https://lidoncovid19.ca/covid-19-misinformation-in-canada/
    http://dx.doi.org/10.25316/IR-15174
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