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Stan Karanasios, Associate professor, The University of Queensland

In disasters, people are abandoning official info for social media. Here's how to know what to trust

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In an emergency, where do you turn to find out what’s going on and what you should do to stay safe?

Traditionally, government agencies have been the “go-to” sources of information in events such as floods and bushfires, as well as health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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