The spread of misinformation poses a considerable threat to public health and the successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to misinformation can undermine vaccination uptake and compliance with public-health guidelines. As research on the science of misinformatio...
As research on the science of misinformation is rapidly emerging, this conceptual Review summarizes what we know along three key dimensions of the infodemic: susceptibility, spread, and immunization. Extant research is evaluated on the questions of why (some) people are (more) susceptible to ...
The spread of misinformation poses a considerable threat to public health and the successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to misinformation can undermine vaccination uptake and compliance with public-health guidelines. As research on the science of misinformatio...
Currently,twoepidemics are endangering Americans: the COVID-19 epidemic and aninfodemicthe World Health Organization defines as an “overabundance of information – some accurate and some not – that occurs during an epidemic. It can lead to confusion and ultimately mistrust in governments and public...
As a result of both the pandemic and the use of scientific information to justify policy choices, some of which impact on civil liberties, the pandemic has also seen a rise in the mistrust of scientific inquiry and the role of evidence in decision making. Within higher education, there is ...
processing of information and misinformation within an increasingly “post-truth” world. The two-component, socio-epistemic model of BCT argues for mitigation strategies that address both mistrust and misinformation processing, with interventions for individuals, institutions of authority, and society as ...
"Misinformation has accelerated during the pandemic, resulting in what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls an infodemic. The effects include confusion and support for behaviors that can harmhealth, lead to mistrust in science, and ultimately undermine thepublic healthresponse to the pandemic," ...
Individual health behaviors related to COVID-19 have been attributed to complex social phenomena, including inconsistent recommendations by government entities early in the pandemic, mistrust of the scientific community, political polarization, and unclear or incorrect guidance from other sources.6-8COVID...
This hurricane season has also amplified another disturbing trend: misinformation about catastrophic weather extremes. For example, social media users havefalsely claimedthat Hurricanes Helene and Milton were created or steered by human technology. Such lies generate mistrust and anger, which are too ofte...
In particular, it has been suggested that we need to improve communication strategies (for science and news media), policies and practices (for tech platforms), oversight and/or regulation (by charities and government), and information literacy (for the general public). At the same time, there...