WHO: Global principles for identifying credible sources of health information on social media

8 February, 2022

Read in full online: https://www.who.int/teams/digital-health-and-innovation/digital-channels...

'The World Health Organization (WHO) works with the technology industry to promote science-based content, fight misinformation, gain user insights and develop new channels and tools to help fight the pandemic and beyond.

'With the goal of improving accessibility of high-quality health information online, WHO is undertaking a project to outline high level principles for identifying credible sources of health information. These principles will be relevant to multiple social media platforms, globally, striving to highlight accurate health information from credible sources...

Neil Pakenham-Walsh, HIFA Coordinator, neil@hifa.org www.hifa.org