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Welcome to the first social media pandemic. Here are 8 ways you can stop the spread of coronavirus incorrect information.

How you can practice better information hygiene and stop sharing untrue and sometimes dangerous claims about the coronavirus COVID-19 on social media.
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How you'll practice upper information hygiene and save you sharing untrue and on occasion unhealthy claims with regard to the coronavirus COVID-19 on social media.(*8*)
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Author: Jessica Guynn

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