The spread of fake news and hoax articles surrounding the whole coronavirus or Covid-19 has grown out of proportion and has even pushed normal citizens to the brink of panic. Just recently, mayhem over toilet paper has been caused as people are trying to hoard as many supplies as they can to store at home only in case they need to lock themselves in. The cause of these panics (especially the ones about face masks) has hindered the progress of medical professionals, and a lot of different sectors have been affected.
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The United Kingdom government has finally decided to do something about this by building a cyber-team with the task of tracking and taking down fake news regarding the most recent coronavirus or Covid-19 outbreak on social media platforms. These drastic measures have been done with the hopes of minimizing the panic and also restoring the balance of things as people will be able to get the true news about the virus. Will the United States follow U.K.'s cyber team? Widespread panic is also very visible in the U.S., which makes a cyber-team absolutely necessary.
The problem is not just the virus but the reaction towards the virus
If citizens around the world would follow proper safety measures and would individually do their part in the battle against the coronavirus or Covid-19, we would not be having such a problem and could avoid collateral damage like Dow taking a huge plunge in the stock market and many other sectors being affected. The spread of fake news has started to plant a seed of fear far worse than what this virus is capable of doing because of the everlasting damages this may have on our society turning the world into chaos.
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The cyber team is created to restore citizens to proper understanding of this virus
The media is taking advantage of this hot topic and is milking it by twisting the truth to cause panic and instant viewers. Sometimes the controversies regarding this topic have become too strong that it is hard to tell which is fake and which is real! In fact, the consequences of the masses believing these fake news has become even more critical than the coronavirus itself as panic is spreading.
Other hilarious ways that people are taking advantage of the virus is by using malware
There have even been coronavirus malware scams that trick people into clicking certain links and infecting their computers. It has become easier to trick people with basic malware because of how vulnerable people are on fake news regarding the coronavirus or Covid-19.
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The use of a cyber-unit could really eliminate if not all, at least the majority of fake news surrounding the coronavirus or Covid-19. Once the fake news is filtered out, people will finally be able to see the actual data regarding the virus without any form of exaggeration or alteration. If this applied to the U.S., a lot of panics could be averted.
