Spreading of Misinformation about COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Media: A Survey among Library Professionals

Covid-19 pandemic has manifold the use of social media platforms globally, which at the same time has lead to the spread of misinformation in return cause anxiety, depression and affected people in several other ways. So, our study is based on finding out the viewpoint of Library Professionals about the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 through social media apps and solutions to tackle with this problem, how to differentiate between misinformation/ fake new news and the right information, what may be the reasons for the spread of misinformation, what is the role of library professionals in handling misinformation etc