In an exclusive report, we track the worldwide effects of bad information about coronavirus. Misleading info has led to deaths in the US, alcohol poisonings in Iran, drug overdoses in Nigeria and Vietnam, religious violence in India and arsons by people convinced by conspiracy theories.

It’s a sobering tally of the human effects of so-called “fake news”. So what can we do to stop it?

Presenter: Reha Kansara

Reporter: Marianna Spring

Picture caption: Brian Lee Hitchens believed conspiracy thoeries about coronavirus – until he and his wife became seriously ill with the disease.

Picture credit: Brian Lee Hitchens