The Pandemic Gave Way to a ‘Massive Infodemic’

Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization is also fighting another dangerous and complicated phenomenon – a “massive ‘infodemic,’”.

Considering the fact that not much was known about how COVID-19 would affect humans, medical advice changed regularly. Ignorance about the virus and a lack of trust led to misinformation, rumor, conspiracy theory, and political fodder.