The World Health Organization has said it is working with social media companies in a bid to quash misinformation about coronavirus - including on more light-hearted apps popular with teenagers.
The WHO confirmed it has been liaising with TikTok and Snapchat since the pandemic broke out in a bid to reach out to teen and younger social messaging app users. "We're battling misinformation every day," said Andy Pattison, the UN health agency's digital solutions manager.
On social media, "false stories outperform the truth on every single subject" in how far and how quickly they spread, he told a virtual press briefing.
The WHO is therefore attempting to combat falsehoods with science-based messages through the most commonly-used social media