Social media and COVID-19 misinformation: how ignorant Facebook users are?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07144
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed a lot of lives around the world, not only with the virus but also with misinformation. Many researchers have investigated COVID-19 misinformation, but none of them was related to social… read more here.
Keywords: social media; misinformation; facebook; covid misinformation ... See more keywords
The Role of Deliberative Cognitive Styles in Preventing Belief in Politicized COVID-19 Misinformation.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2125119
Abstract: Misinformation related to COVID-19 is a threat to public health. The present study examined the potential for deliberative cognitive styles such as actively open-minded thinking and need for evidence in deterring belief in misinformation and… read more here.
Keywords: role; belief; misinformation; covid misinformation ... See more keywords
The Process of Responding to COVID-19 Misinformation in a Social Media Feed.
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DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001679
Abstract: Misinformation can undermine public health recommendations. Our team evaluated a 9-week social media campaign promoting COVID-19 prevention to mothers (n = 303) of teen daughters in January-March 2021. We implemented an epidemiological model for monitoring,… read more here.
Keywords: social media; process responding; misinformation social; misinformation ... See more keywords
Using community influencer groups to address COVID-19 misinformation and vaccine hesitancy in Uganda: a protocol for a prospective quasi-experimental study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057994
Abstract: Introduction Coronovirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) misinformation has been reported globally and locally. This has the potential to influence public risk perception and reduce the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. This study aims to determine the… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine hesitancy; covid misinformation; misinformation vaccine; study ... See more keywords
Understanding the Use of Images to Spread COVID-19 Misinformation on Twitter
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DOI: 10.1145/3579542
Abstract: While COVID-19 text misinformation has already been investigated by various scholars, fewer research efforts have been devoted to characterizing and understanding COVID-19 misinformation that is carried out through visuals like photographs and memes. In this… read more here.
Keywords: tweets containing; misinformation; covid misinformation; twitter ... See more keywords
Prevalence and source analysis of COVID-19 misinformation in 138 countries
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DOI: 10.1177/03400352211041135
Abstract: This study analysed 9657 pieces of misinformation that originated in 138 countries and were fact-checked by 94 organizations to understand the prevalence and sources of misinformation in different countries. The results show that India (15.94%),… read more here.
Keywords: social media; misinformation; prevalence; covid misinformation ... See more keywords
Dueling COVID-19 misinformation: Perceptions and behavior of the rural population from South Asian countries
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DOI: 10.1177/09610006241241065
Abstract: This multi-lingual study presents the awareness, perceptions, and behavior regarding COVID-19 “misinformation” and “fake news,” among the rural population of the South Asian (SA) countries of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. The survey questionnaire was distributed… read more here.
Keywords: information; covid misinformation; perceptions behavior; news ... See more keywords
Spreading (Dis)Trust: Covid-19 Misinformation and Government Intervention in Italy
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.v8i2.3219
Abstract: The commentary focuses on the spread of Covid-19 misinformation in Italy, highlighting the dynamics that have impacted on its pandemic communication. Italy has recently been affected by a progressive erosion of trust in public institutions… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; misinformation; covid misinformation; trust ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Misinformation and Social Network Crowdfunding: Cross-sectional Study of Alternative Treatments and Antivaccine Mandates
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DOI: 10.2196/38395
Abstract: Background Crowdfunding is increasingly used to offset the financial burdens of illness and health care. In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated infodemic, the role of crowdfunding to support controversial COVID-19 stances is… read more here.
Keywords: covid misinformation; support; alternative treatments; cross sectional ... See more keywords