GOVERNMENT'S response to the Covid-19 pandemic is seriously impacted by the proliferation of disinformation, an official of the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) said.

"The damage inflicted by fake news can be serious, and its ramifications far and wide as news could travel more quickly on social media, especially sensational stories, which most disinformation producers invent in selling fake news," Sheila Siar, PIDS research and information director, said in a webinar.

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