Kemi Badenoch, during the Covid inquiry, indicated that private family WhatsApp groups were a significant source of misinformation compared to public social media channels. She expressed concern over the rapid spread of false information, particularly around vaccines, underscoring that ministers had limited insight into claims circulating in private chats. The inquiry noted racial disparities in vaccination rates, linked to mistrust and misinformation. Badenoch emphasized that data collection was a major challenge, hindering effective response measures and evaluations of vaccination initiatives taken during the pandemic.
Family WhatsApp groups were a greater concern for spreading fake news during the pandemic than social media platforms.
A lot of false information travels very quickly through those channels.
Badenoch said data was the biggest challenge in the crisis.
It's very hard to know what is working and what isn't in improving vaccination rates.
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