Research suggests UK public can spot fake news about COVID-19, but don't realise the UK's death toll is far higher than in many other countries
Cushion, S., Soo, N., Kyriakidou, M. & Morani, M.
(28 April 2020)
Research suggests UK public can spot fake news about COVID-19, but don't realise the UK's death toll is far higher than in many other countries.
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
How much does the British public know about the pandemic? Stephen Cushion, Nikki Soo, Maria Kyriakidou and Marina Morani (Cardiff University) sampled 200 people and found that while there is widespread rejection of the 5G conspiracy theory, many people do not realise the UK death rate is far higher than in other countries.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > School of Public Policy |
| Date Deposited | 01 May 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104219 |