John,

Just a couple weeks ago, the word “hydroxychloroquine” was all over social media as a potential COVID-19 treatment. Suppliers sold out of it. Experts warned it was unproven.

Now the study results are in: "There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care”.

Allowing fake news and snake oil myths to spread across social media can cost lives, period.

But there’s a simple thing platforms can do — urgently add a “report Covid-19 misinformation” feature on all coronavirus posts so people can easily flag false information. They already do this for voting information — it’s time they do it now when lives are at stake:

Tell Facebook, Twitter, and Google: make it easy to report COVID19 misinformation!

Some are saying the platforms have done an impressive job responding to Coronavirus disinformation. And while it’s true that banning ads promoting cures and fake masks is a positive step forward -- it’s not nearly enough.

If we are able to easily flag fake news, there would be less people who think COVID-19 is caused by 5G, or that Bill Gates wants to use a vaccine to "tag" people all over the world. These are real, harmful lies that are all over social media and there are *so many* stories like this that we should be flagging!

We know these tech platforms can do this fairly easily. They have the biggest technology teams in the world and can spin up a feature like this within days if not hours. But it will only happen if enough of us demand it.

Tell Facebook, Twitter, and Google: make it easy to report COVID19 misinformation!

The incredible SumOfUs community believes in companies' ability to change. And we believe that with enough pressure, we can make a difference. So let's show Facebook what we're about -- add your name and together let's help protect people everywhere!