Fighting misinformation on social media has become a quixotic mission for many of ushttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😓" title="Face with cold sweat" aria-label="Emoji: Face with cold sweat"> But one thing I tend to be careful about is not antagonise or patronise an unwitting victim of rumours/misinformation. If you want them to pay attention to what you have to say, be humble - 1/2 https://twitter.com/siddhrthknkaria/status/1248473869746237442">https://twitter.com/siddhrthk...

Secondly, “there has no scientific basis for this” “no evidence to show that..” or “experts disagree” alone will not convince them to change their views or beliefs. In my view and experience, this is a (pardon me) lazy response with limited to no effect on the recipient -2/3

Would love to hear other ideas of combating fake news and mis/disinformation @Subhrapr @hjkhan @SiddhrthKnkaria @sreshthamondal @katyal_sonal @Ratnesh_thakur @MitraSiuli @kavitachauhan12 @DLBose @Banya_Kar @architascifun @mkjolly15 @SmitaJainIISc @gareebscientist - 3/3