By DS team
Last updated: April 1, 2020 5:15pm PST
The following tweets are meant to highlight the ongoing fight against misinformation/ disinformation amid #Covid_19 crisis in Pakistan.
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Renowned journalist @ajmaljami shares his insight about fake news and misinformation in the wake of current global pandemic #Covid_19 . #ShutTheFakeUp#ShareResponsibly pic.twitter.com/PquKFToViP
— Civic Face Pakistan (@CivicFace) April 13, 2020
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واٹس ایپ گروپس میں گردش کرتا یہ میسج کہ پنجاب حکومت نے دو ماہ کا کرایہ معاف کرنے کا نوٹیفکیشن جاری کیا ہے درست نہیں ۔ پنجاب حکومت نے ایسا کوئی نوٹیفکیشن جاری نہیں کیا۔ pic.twitter.com/Q09uucwQNU
— Sachee Khabar (@KhabarSachee) April 13, 2020
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Aspiring science journalists are battling #coronavirus misinformation in Pakistan #COVID__19 ➡️https://t.co/Qag47zs6TY
— World Federation of Science Journalists (@WFSJ) April 11, 2020
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Just a note of caution for my fellow #Pakistanis, as a fake news spreading that somehow we in Pakistan/Asian ethnicity are safe – but reality is different – just go thru the article
BBC News – Are minorities being hit hardest by #coronavirus ? https://t.co/EMLzVUl1oW
— Jawaad Arif (@DrJawaadArif) April 9, 2020
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کچھ دنوں سے سوشل میڈیا پر افواہیں چل رہی ہیں کہ کرونا وائرس 5جی انٹرنیٹ کی وجہ سے پھیل رہا ہے۔ یہ بالکل غلط ہے۔5جی انٹرنیٹ اور کرونا کے پھیلاؤ کا آپس میں کوئی تعلق نہیں ہے۔ مزید تفصیلات آپ اس آرٹیکل میں دیکھ سکتے ہیں۔
https://t.co/vHsWOh29as— Sachee Khabar (@KhabarSachee) April 9, 2020
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واٹس ایپ گروپس میں گردش کرنے والا ورلڈ ہیلتھ آرگنائزیشن سے منسوب یہ میسج سچ نہیں۔ ورلڈ ہیلتھ آرگنائزیشن نے لاک ڈاؤن کے حوالے سے کوئی پروٹوکول اور پروسیجرز جاری نہیں کیے۔ pic.twitter.com/HkI5SKAHeU
— Sachee Khabar (@KhabarSachee) April 8, 2020
As per this tweet World Health Organization (WHO) has not issued any protocol and procedure vis-à-vis lockdown periods. This notifcation turned out to be fake!
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Mr. Zafar Mirza, State Minister of Health of Pakistan, formerly Director Health System, World Health Organization (WHO), has advised people to protect themselves not just from coronavirus but also from fake news and wrong information.
He said this in a tweet on Monday.
Protect yourself from fake new and wrong information not just corona virus! <276> pic.twitter.com/IYQx36wV1L
— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) April 6, 2020
People are also advised to get accurate and up-to-date information about #Covid-19 from the government’s official WhatsApp helpline (+92) 0300-1111166. Besides English instant information is being provided in Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi, Sindhi and Kashmiri languages.
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