COVID19 Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories

Erik Engheim
12 min readApr 29, 2020

I am writing this post because over the last days I have noticed a strong growth on social media of conspiracy theories and misinformation about the Corona virus.

It is not easy for a humble non-expert to know what to think when even trained medical doctors spread disinformation. How to you know what to believe?

I think the key is to read several sources which can provide data and conclusions collaborating with each other. For those of us who are not experts in this field it is safest to trust well respected publications and…

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Erik Engheim

Geek dad, living in Oslo, Norway with passion for UX, Julia programming, science, teaching, reading and writing.