Birmingham councillor Waseem Zaffar is urging the city's Pakistani community to stop the spread of fake news around coronavirus

Councillor calls on Brummies to end COVID-19 “fake news” and “conspiracy theories”

A Birmingham councillor has released a video message urging the city’s Pakistani community to stop the spread of “fake news” around coronavirus. Warning about the dangers of sharing and spreading false COVID-19 information across social media platforms, Cllr Waseem Zaffar has suggested unverified and inaccurate information about the virus is putting lives at risk.

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Birmingham amateur barber goes viral helping viewers with lockdown haircuts

An amateur barber from Birmingham has gone viral by helping people with lockdown haircuts over social media. Anthony Weir, a graphic designer at Creative Media Design, learned to cut his own hair before the lockdown and is now helping others via Instagram Live. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the world and whole populations…

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Fake coronavirus news stories increase online Islamophobia, study finds

A new study warns the coronavirus crisis has fuelled online hate speech by racist and fascist groups and individuals which could lead to attacks against British Muslims after the lockdown. The study carried out by Imran Awan, Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University and Roxana Khan-Williams, found that Islamophobic online ‘Cyber Hubs’ were being…

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