The amount of disinformation being circulated across social media in Barbados and across the globe is frightening.Some of that questionable information is as a result of people being too hasty to press the share button. In some cases, people have only taken the time to read the headlines and not the details and so are not in command of the full information before they put it on blast.It is a feature of life in the 21st century where you share first and ask questions later. This is unlikely to improve despite the best efforts of the Barbados Broadcasting Authority (BBA) with its well-intended nightly public service announcements.The fact remains that our suspicions about even the most legitimate facts from reputable sources are heightened due to the many conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19, the vaccines, and the medical profession’s assessment of the dangers people faced during the global pandemic.At a time when trust in the establishment and global bodies is low, one of the most significant developments occurred in several countries that seemed to go under the radar of major news networks and agencies.Reuters reported earlier this month that children were dying in several poor countries after their parents administered medicines that were tainted.
