Am J Trop Med Hyg: Drinking methanol will cure the new crown? The investigation said about 800 people died as a result of fake news about the new coronavirus.

A recent paper published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health reported that between January and March 2020, at least 800 people worldwide died from fake news related to the new coronavirus.
, about 5,800 people were taken to hospital for false information on social media.
deaths associated with fake news of the new coronavirus, many people die from methanol or alcohol-containing cleaning agents.
they mistakenly thought that drinking such products could cure the new coronavirus.
that monitoring social media data has been seen as the best way to track rumors in real time and a possible way to eliminate misalmeanation and reduce stigma.
, detecting, evaluating and responding to rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories in real time is a challenge.
As a result, researchers tracked and studied COVID-19-related rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories circulating on online platforms, including fact-checking agencies' websites, Facebook, Twitter and online newspapers, and their impact on public health.
will extract information between 31 December 2019 and 5 April 2020 and conduct a descriptive analysis.
we analyzed news articles to compare and compare data collected from other sources.
we identified 2,311 reports of rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories in 25 languages from 87 countries.
claims relate to disease, transmission and mortality (24 per cent), control measures (21 per cent), treatment and cure (19 per cent), including causes of the disease (15 per cent), violence (1 per cent) and miscellaneous (20 per cent).
1,856 (82 per cent) of the 2,276 reports for which text ratings were available.
if rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories are pushed to the wrong information, they may have serious implications for individuals and communities if they take precedence over evidence-based guidelines.
health agencies must track COVID-19-related error messages in real time and prompt local communities and government stakeholders to debunk them.
Previously, the World Health Organization said the "information epidemic" about the new coronavirus was spreading as fast as the new coronavirus itself, along with conspiracy theories, rumors and stigma, which have caused death and injury around the world.
, the study authors say many victims follow advice similar to credible medical information to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
such as eating lots of garlic or vitamins, and even drinking cow urine.
researchers say these behaviors have "potentially serious implications" for human health.
report that combating "information outbreaks" is the responsibility of international agencies, governments and social media.
technology companies have come under fire for their slow response and unsatisfactory performance.
, legislation to regulate cyber-injury could take years.
misconceptions about viruses can also lead to attacks, arson and death.
, on the other hand, with vaccines coming soon, anti-vaccine campaigners may use social media platforms to persuade people not to get vaccinated, a further threat.
now, despite efforts by social media companies to remove or label misleading information about vaccines, a recent U.S. poll found that 28 percent of Americans believe Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wants to "implant microchips into people" through vaccines.
doctors told the BBC's anti-fake news team that the success of effective vaccines could be completely erased by false information, the bbc reported.
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