Headlines For Dec. 5, 2021

Health Canada has issued guidelines on how people should react when seeing COVID-19 misinformation on social media. The guidelines ask the reader to consider whether the source of the social media information is reliable before sharing it. Is it the sort of information that can be verified by a second source?

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — The Islamic Center of Richmond in Glen Allen held an open house Saturday to “clear-up misinformation about Islam,” according to faith leaders. The center partnered with GainPeace, a non-profit group that educates people about the Islamic faith, in an effort to curb Islamophobia and to allow the community to “get acquainted with Muslim neighbors while at the same time deepening their understanding of the Islamic faith.”

GoFundMe has been criticised for allowing Covid misinformation and campaigns against vaccine certificates to raise almost €300,000 on its website.