1.0Learntocheckhttps://learntocheck.org/en/Nereida Carrillohttps://learntocheck.org/en/author/nereida/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aU4mlACwKn"><a href="https://learntocheck.org/en/item/covid-19-anatomy-pandemic-of-hoaxes/">Covid-19: anatomy of a pandemic of hoaxes</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://learntocheck.org/en/item/covid-19-anatomy-pandemic-of-hoaxes/embed/#?secret=aU4mlACwKn" width="600" height="338" title="“Covid-19: anatomy of a pandemic of hoaxes” — Learntocheck" data-secret="aU4mlACwKn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://learntocheck.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://learntocheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/corona-5401250_1920.jpg19201280Televisions, but above all mobiles and tablets, have been the constant lookouts atop the cliffs of the pandemic.Through these screens, via these social media platforms and other channels such as WhatsApp, another virus has spread, and is still doing so: disinformation. What are the outbreaks? How does false information arise? Who spreads it? Can we avoid becoming inured to liess? What are the symptoms of this disinformation virus? What form does community transmission take? How can we avoid catching it? Is there an antidote, or will we have to learn to live with the disinformation virus?Here we dissect the outbreaks and chains of transmission of a pandemic of hoaxes threatening online health.