Beyond Today - Why would anyone spread lies about coronavirus?
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Coronavirus has reached 24 counties outside of China, with 8 confirmed cases in the UK. As the disease is spreading so is a lot of information, some of it misleading. The World Health Organisation has warned that "trolls and conspiracy theories" are undermining their response to the virus. We speak to Mike Wendling from BBC Trending and Vitaly Shevchenko, Russian Editor at BBC Monitoring, about the theories being circulated.
Presenter: Tina Daheley
Producer: Lucy Hanock
Mixed by Emma Crowe
Editor: Philly Beaumont
Published on Wednesday, 12th February 2020.
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