KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — I’m going to get a little personal real quick. I received news recently that my grandma had gotten her first Covid-19 vaccination and I’m over the moon. My grandpa, on the other hand, has succumbed to Facebook nonsense that has discouraged him from registering for the vaccine — and nobody around him can talk him out of it.

It’s not that I blame Facebook for my grandfather’s stubborn mind. He’s always been a fan of social media but he’s always had a knack for believing the most outlandish things spread on the internet. And he’s definitely not the only one on this earth who’s like this.

False claims about Covid-19 and vaccines have spread so much so fast that the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) and Facebook Malaysia are launching a series of new initiatives to combat it. The initiatives include a three-pronged approach — listed below.

Tackling misinformation