--- title: COVID-19 - you can help counteract 'fake news' description: Providing plain language summaries of research, written specifically for non-academic audiences, is an important part of managing coronavirus. 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We believe providing the media and the public with plain language summaries of research, written specifically for non-academic audiences, is an important part of managing coronavirus. So we are creating a ‘research hub’ of simple explanations and trustworthy interpretations of the facts. **If you have published research with any relevance to COVID-19 and its implications, can you take 10 minutes to help us counteract fake news?** [![GIVE US THE FACTS](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5642616/042b2953-21cf-463c-adb3-965542a9c63a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5642616/042b2953-21cf-463c-adb3-965542a9c63a) Use our free service to summarize your findings or recommendations in a way that is easy for a broad audience to understand. Your work might relate to: Communicable diseases • Zoonotic diseases • Health service management • Public health • Hygiene interventions • Infection control and prevention • Risk communication and community engagement • Disaster management • Crisis modelling • Supply chain management • Remote working • Travel restrictions • Economic impacts • Statistical analysis • Social stigma • Cultural customs • Social isolation • Aged care • or many other topics! ## **How can you help?** **1. Log in** ([https://www.growkudos.com/hub](https://www.growkudos.com/hub)) **2. Pick or add a publication** **3. Explain** "What is it about?” and "Why is it important?” *Tip: use the Perspective field to add a note to an older paper, explaining its relevance to the current pandemic* **4. Tell us** ([info@growkudos.com](mailto:info@growkudos.com)) - we will add your summary to our hub! *Tip: mention COVID-19 or coronavirus in your summary and this will happen automatically!* **5. 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