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"Bogus remedies, myths and fake news about COVID-19 can cost lives. Here's how some scientists are fighting back. " Scientists are well placed to help to hold back the tide of COVID-19 misinformation - but should they get involved in time-consuming, and sometimes bruising, efforts to do so, or just stick to doing good research? For those who sign up for the fight, how can coronavirus untruths best be confronted? Should scientists restrict interventions to their areas of expertise? Is countering falsehoods about the pandemic purely a public service, or might there be career benefits to doing so?

Resources from recent SNS FiReFilms Webinar "The COVID-19 pandemic is having a direct impact on the challenges ISD seeks to address. Bad actors and extremist groups are exploiting the pandemic and the anxieties emerging across the globe to further their extreme narratives and spread division and hate. We are working to understand the ways this global health crisis is being used, co-opted and manipulated for extremist ends"