Comments on: Covid-19 misinformation between globalization and the reptilian brain https://languageonthemove.com/covid-19-misinformation-between-globalization-and-the-reptilian-brain/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Thu, 26 Nov 2020 22:01:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Mohamed https://languageonthemove.com/covid-19-misinformation-between-globalization-and-the-reptilian-brain/#comment-74918 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 09:15:22 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=22919#comment-74918 In reply to Banie.

Hi Banie!
Many thanks for your kind comment. I really appreciate it! Indeed, Misinformation is this “reptilian part of the information”, it expands beyond rational thinking and geographical borders! The burning issue is how to deal with it when media as the Fourth soft power is a tool for the spread of both information and misinformation?
Thank you again for sharing with us your insights on the situation in Vietnam and how you are coping with it. Unlike your country, Morocco’s authorities are creating trustworthy channels of right and official information since the beginning of the pandemic. It’s the right of every citizen to be responsible of its degree of responsiveness to any kind of information but it shouldn’t’ be a vector to disseminate unverified facts which could lead to lawsuits. A rational, cautious and responsible monitoring of self-awareness of the facts around us may help to scrutinize what we should follow and know. This way, we can take control over fake news!

]]> By: Banie https://languageonthemove.com/covid-19-misinformation-between-globalization-and-the-reptilian-brain/#comment-74707 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 02:45:16 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=22919#comment-74707 Hi Mohamed!
My name is Banie. It is interesting to read your post, which offers me a brief overview of what is going on there in Morocco. And I really like your word choice when writing the sentence of “Misinformation is fueled by a melange of a bit of reality and a lot of chimeras”, which is so meaningful. Given the current situation with the virus, lockdown, and nearly everything going online in my country, Vietnam, misinformation has been spread more easily and rapidly due to people’s reliance on the Internet and social media. However, the Vietnamese goverment has been taking measures to ensure that every citizen obtain accurate information. Some of the measures are advising people to make use of offical information sources like national TV channels, the government’s website, printed newspapers or punishing severely those who spread misinformation with fines or several-month imprisonment.

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