As fake news spreads about Covid-19, early evidence suggest that most people are responding sensibly, and double-checking the information they receive. By way of response, the European Union has recently announced plans to work with social media companies to remove ‘myths and fake news’. Online platforms have joined this ‘fight’ against Covid-19 misinformation, with Twitter promising to remove content contradicting the advice of local and global public health authorities. Early indications are that the worst fears about the impact of coronavirus ‘fake news’ on social media may not be realised. About the authorPaul Reilly is Senior Lecturer in Social Media & Digital Society at the University of Sheffield.