With COVID-19 misinformation reaching epidemiclevels, we bring together a team of journalists and doctors fighting the tide of misinformation in Asia and engaging in fact-based reporting. How do they
work, and what approaches do they use to fact-check medical misinformation?
Moderated by DataLEADS' Consulting Editor Jisha Krishnan, the session inlcuded lightning talks from
– Journlists Nabeela Khan of Health Analytics Asia, Ellen McCutchan of RMIT ABC Fact Check, and Qian Sun of Phoenix TV,
– Healthcare professionals Dr. Ahmad Firdaus of Medical Mythbusters Malaysia, Dr. Rohini Karandikar of Indian Scientists' Response to COVID-19, and Dr. Debanjan Banerjee of NIMANS, India and, public health advicate Dr. Safieh Shah.
This session was a part of the Misinformation in Medicine Summit which was held on November 20 & 21, 2020. Convened by DataLEADS, the summit was hosted by the Google News Initiative as part of the APAC Trusted Media Summit 2020.
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