Glossary: Disinformation during a pandemic may have deadly consequences

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Facebook said on April 16, 2020, it is going to let users know if they liked, reacted or commented on posts with harmful misinformation about the coronavirus that moderators later removed. Facebook says it will also direct people who engaged with those posts to information about virus myths debunked by the World Health Organization. Facebook said on April 16, 2020, it is going to let users know if they liked, reacted or commented on posts with harmful misinformation about the coronavirus that moderators later removed. Facebook says it will also direct people who engaged with those posts to information about virus myths debunked by the World Health Organization. (Source: TASR)

As well as this special glossary, which relates to the articles "Infodemic hit Slovakia as well" and " TV Markíza the most watched, Nový Čas the top daily", you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.

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adhere [ədˈhɪə] držať sa, dodržiavať

amplify [ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ] zosilniť, umocniť

benefactor [ˈbenɪˌfæktə] mecenáš, sponzor

boost [buːst] oživiť, povzbudiť

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broadsheet [ˈbrɔːdˌʃiːt] seriózna tlač

comfort [ˈkʌmfət] utešiť, upokojiť

cover [ˈkʌvə] pokrývať (spravodajsky)

cross the line [krɒs ðiː laɪn] prekročiť čiaru, porušiť pravidlo

daily [ˈdeɪlɪ] denník

debunk [diːˈbʌŋk] odhaliť podstatu

deploy [dɪˈplɔɪ] nasadiť, rozmiestniť

disinformation [ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] dezinformácie

disseminate [dɪˈsemɪˌneɪt] šíriť, rozširovať

distrust [dɪsˈtrʌst] nedôvera

game changer [geɪm tʃeɪndʒə] niekto, kto prináša zmenu, mení situáciu

gargle [ˈgɑːgəl] kloktať

gastric acid [ˈgæstrɪk æsɪd] žalúdočná kyselina

landscape [ˈlændˌskeɪp] podmienky, tvar

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listenershipˈ [ˈlis-nər-ˌship] poslucháči vysielania

maintain [meɪnˈteɪn] udržať si

materialise [məˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz] uskutočniť, zrealizovať

maze [meɪz] bludisko, labyrint

narrative [ˈnærətɪv] príbeh, historka

national [ˈnæʃənəl] celoštátny

newsroom [ˈnjuːzˌruːm or -ˌrʊm] spravodajská miestnosť

numbers to swell – čísla sa zvýšia, zaznamenajú nárast

output [ˈaʊtˌpʊt] výkon, produkcia

overcome [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm] prekonať

ownership [ˈəʊnəʃɪp] vlastníctvo

privately-owned [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm ˈəʊnd] v súkromnom vlastníctve

publishing house/company - vydavateľstvo

rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ] hodnotenie

resonate [ˈrezəˌneɪt] rezonovať, znieť

respondent [rɪˈspɒndənt] respondent

share [ʃeə] podiel

survey [ˈsɜːveɪ] prieskum

tabloid [ˈtæblɔɪd] bulvárna tlač

trustworthy [ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪ] dôveryhodné, spoľahlivé

viewership [ˈvjuːəʃɪp] televízni diváci

uncertainty [ʌnˈsɜːtəntɪ] neistota

undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn] podkopať, rozložiť

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