Torture, conflict and low COVID-19 vaccination rates have all been the results of increasing levels of disinformation and misinformation in Papua New Guinea, according to the UN Resident Coordinator in the country, Richard Howard.
Speaking on the line to UN News’s Julia Dean in Australia, he stressed that these consequences were very worrying, and in some cases “horrifically wrong”, calling for strong and rapid measures to counter the scourge.
Mr. Howard began by describing the prevalence and intensity of misinformation and disinformation being spread across the Pacific Island nation.
This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Julia Dean.
Julia Dean | Radio Free (2023-05-31T15:47:14+00:00) ‘Proactive’ messages critical to combat disinformation in Papua New Guinea. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2023/05/31/proactive-messages-critical-to-combat-disinformation-in-papua-new-guinea/
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