Much of the unrest in the USA has been caused by mis-information on social networks.

So, it is no surprise to me that Covid hoaxers are still spreading bogus claims on Facebook about empty hospitals and vaccine conspiracies.

Social media is a fantastic tool for keeping up with friends and what is going on in their lives etc but more and more it has become politicised with people using it for their own agenda's and even country's using it to spread falsehoods and rumours to their advantage.

When the dust finally settles after the pandemic and America's change of presidency, I think that social media needs to be closely looked at, no one wants censorship but is there a way we can stop the untruths and dangerous lies that has poisoned much of the public media in recent times.

Paddy Maxwell

Lordshill