Dr. Serina Rahman is a Visiting Fellow at the Malaysia Programme and the Regional Economics Studies Programme, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) – Yusof Ishak Institute. A conservation scientist and environmental anthropologist, she is fascinated with all facets of Malaysia’s rural outskirts. Her varied publications are all tributaries of this interest, ranging from rural politics to poverty and livelihoods to socioeconomic values of coastal habitats and the Islamic radicalization of rural women. She was awarded the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Award 2014 (for Environmental Protection – Individual), and is the Malaysian Ambassador for Citizen Science Asia. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. Harsh Mahaseth, Research Analyst at CSEAS, spoke with Dr. Rahman regarding COVID-19 and misinformation in Malaysia