To “Combat the spread of harmful vaccine disinformation”
Following concerns from the World Health Assembly that the GVAP was failing due to a growing number of so-called ‘anti-vaxxers’, the BBC collaborated with mainstream and social media channels and newspapers including Reuters, Facebook, Google, Twitter, SkyNews, YouTube, Guardian, MSN, The New York Times, Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Hindu and many many more.
That was one month before Covid19 was announced.
Disinformation is one of today’s great harms. It can undermine democracy, create division, and distort public debate. Tackling it is a pressing priority.”
– Tony Hall, Director General BBC between Apr 2013 and Aug 2020
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