Twitter recently announced that it has released new measures to mark tweets that potentially have misinformation related to COVID-19.

The first new addition are from its labelling system introduced in February, which will show misleading information related to COVID-19:

Warnings may also be used, similar to ones usually used for content that may contain inappropriate or graphic content:

This will only be shown if the content has a certain “propensity for harm and type of misleading information”.

Any user who sees this label/ warning on the post would already have a clear idea that the post contains false information.

As Twitter shared recently on their blog post, the label correctly identifies the post as providing either misleading information or disputed and unverified claims.

Twitter will also be taking action against such posts in varying ways, depending on the nature of the content:

Twitter also provides context on how exactly they pinpoint these kinds of tweets.

According to the company, they’re using its internal systems to monitor content related to the virus. It helps in ensuring these Tweets are not amplified in any way.

Of course, the system can only do so much. Twitter also enlists the help of trusted partners to help them identify such posts.

The company also said it’s more focused on reviewing/ labelling content that may increase exposure or transmission.

Twitter notes this as an ongoing process and cites that misinformed tweets could still be shown on embedded Tweets, or to people who don’t use Twitter.

In late April, the company previously added measures to remove tweets that can cause unnecessary panic or incite action.