“An acquaintance of a friend works in the ministry”, “The brother’s brother-in-law knows about disaster control”, “A doctor recommends it, but it should be kept under wraps”.
Summary of WhatsApp voice messages about the coronavirus:
There are a lot of different audio files out there about the coronavirus. This presents itself as secret or leaked information, but is actually dangerous half-knowledge or ignorance. Please only use information from reputable sources!
There are currently many voice messages on WhatsApp in which people are spreading hearsay about curfews, miracle cures or other stories. Suddenly everyone seems to have an acquaintance in ministries or laboratories who divulges secret information.
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In these voice messages you always hear some unsubstantiated claims, which ultimately cause fear and uncertainty among the recipients and are therefore absolutely counterproductive.
We have a large number of voice messages of this type in the Mimikama editorial team, so we would like to thank you for every single submission. Since we are currently working at full speed, but are also overwhelmed by the immense amount of work, let's start with this much:
If you receive voicemails in which someone is disseminating information based on hearsay, you should be skeptical. You have to be even more skeptical if these messages come from unsecured sources and claim to be “internal information”.
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Receiving a voice message: What should I do?
We recommend that you NOT forward these unsecured messages. This doesn't help anyone and, if in doubt, you may even cause damage. Furthermore, one should also point out to the sender that these messages are unsubstantiated claims that he/she should not send further.
Where can I get information
Voice messages on WhatsApp are NOT good advisors. We recommend information from the following sources:
- World Health Organization
- Robert Koch Institute
- Official government announcements
- The “Coronavirus Update” podcast with Christian Drosten
Again: Everything else is dangerous half-knowledge or ignorance, which we will go into in more detail in the coming days!
Beware of these voice messages!
Important: We have a category for false reports about the coronavirus. This is constantly being expanded, so please always take a look there to see if there is already a corresponding article: Overview HERE .
We also published a special live stream on Friday, March 13, 2020 on the topic of coronavirus false reports, in which we also talk about the topic of chain letters and voice messages:
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