The Washington Post: How do we stop the spread of coronavirus vaccine lies?

The Washington Post wrote that Corona virus vaccines are coming, and this means that misinformation about them is also coming, and more than that, this information has already arrived.

In this, the newspaper pointed out that one of the conspiracy articles asked about upcoming vaccinations, "Will the new Covid-19 vaccine make you a human being?"

This fuels a strange accusation about DNA reprogramming.

Another site says, "This vaccine will not only thicken like livestock, but will be injected with nanoparticles that make you an ideal antenna for the fifth generation frequencies."

The newspaper returned with its editorial, saying that there is an unfounded story that dates back to the early days of the epidemic, which is that Bill Gates, the owner of Microsoft, created the Corona virus itself in an attempt to create mandatory vaccines.

And the Washington Post considered that the right thing is what President-elect Joe Biden did when he placed the public health crisis at the top of his list of priorities.

She argued that this shift, away from chaos and toward cohesion, should help stem the uncontrolled flow of lies that flourish amidst suspicion.

She added that a government whose leader preferred to set the record straight should do more than spend his day faking it on Twitter.

There is an unfounded narrative that dates back to the early days of the epidemic, that Bill Gates, the owner of Microsoft, created the Corona virus himself in an attempt to create mandatory vaccines.

And she added that the anti-vaccination movement knew its way online long before the spread of the Corona virus, and commented that the war of disinformation, which began even before these "life-saving" drugs became widely available, must be confronted with a preventive defense.

This is evidenced by the need for social media to continue to take a hard-line stance against the false allegations surrounding Covid-19, and to promote reliable sources in their place, provided that this strategy depends on the quality of those sources, and that the new administration has the highest authority in this field.

The newspaper pointed out that researchers have identified the importance of bridging the "data gap" to give people the right answers before opportunists can give them the wrong answers.

And this should be done in an easy-to-explain manner because complexity can push people to the comfort of simple answers regardless of their validity.

She added that the government needs to devise a way to communicate with citizens about vaccines frequently, specifically and sensitively, and to adapt its messages to existing misconceptions as well as to different segments of the public.

This mystery must also be at the heart of the next government's response to the virus, which means first that the task force dedicated to combating the disease must include at least one member who is expert in misinformation.

Together with medical experts, this person can revise the messages for sending them, and the manner of sending them.

Refuting expected errors may also be useful, as experts can trace what novels are brewing before they are launched into a common phenomenon.

Partnerships with platforms will also be essential.

Whatever the method, the Washington Post concluded, the goal is clear: to spread the compelling narratives against disinformation already rampant in society, but it has the benefit of being true.