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Working from home isn’t always as easy as it sounds - writes Martin Donaldson, BCS Apprenticeship End Point Assessor - yet we’re being increasingly asked to move our workspace from the office to our homes. Many of us don’t have a separate office room at home so your office may now be the sofa, the bedroom or on that big wooden thing others call a dining room table.

Following the wrong advice in these difficult times could be dangerous. BCS looks at 10 ways we can all help to combat the rising tide of misinformation on the web.

In the not too distant past, IT was often blamed for a lot of issues, but already in the midst of this crisis we are seeing the hard work of IT professionals pay off as increasing numbers of people work from home, writes Johanna Hamilton AMBCS.

As we increasingly turn to social media to stay in touch as we practise social distancing, social media companies Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit and YouTube are responding to the proliferation of fake information about Covid-19, which is spreading faster than the virus itself (and arguably causing more harm).