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Go Viral!

GO VIRAL! is a 5-minute game that helps protect the public against COVID-19 misinformation.

The players learn about some of the most common strategies used to spread false and misleading information about the virus. Understanding these tricks allows the public to resist them the next time they come across them online.

Source: Social Decision Making Lab, University of Cambridge

Date of Publication: May 3, 2021

SIMILIAR RESOURCES

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  • COVID-Ready Communication Playbook for Health Professionals
  • Coronavirus — COVID-19 Factsheet
  • Films about Coronavirus
  • COVID-19: Keeping Young People Healthy
  • Zika Virus Disease: Questions and Answers
  • Coronavirus: Here's How You can Stop Bad Information from Going Viral
  • Coronavirus: The Seven Types of People who Start and Spread Viral Misinformation
  • Fake News Can Be Deadly. Here's How to Spot It
  • Toolkit to Spread Awareness and Take Action on COVID-19
  • Combating the Disinfodemic: Working for Truth in the Time of COVID-19
  • Questions and Answers: Adolescents, Youth and COVID-19
  • Get Yourself Tested Campaign Materials
  • WHO Health Alert App
  • Videos and Comics for Children about COVID-19
  • Malaria-themed Radio Magazine Program

Primary Audience(s)

  • General Public
  • Young Adults 13-17

Language

  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish

Topic Areas

  • COVID-19 Rumors and Misinformation

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