Though there is no practical way to fully stem the tide of harmful misinformation onsocial media, certain tactics could help improve the quality of information that people share online about this deadly disease. New research reported in the journalPsychological Sciencefinds that priming people to thin...
A 2022 studyfound that of the most popular articles posted on social media in 2018 and 2019, on the four most common cancers, one in every three contained false, inaccurate or misleading information. And most of that misinformation about cancer was potentially harmful. For example, by promoting...
The good news? Though there is no practical way to fully stem the tide of harmful misinformation on social media, certain tactics could help improve the quality of information that people share online about this deadly disease. New research reported in the journalPsychological Sciencefinds that prim...
This type of information can have damaging effects on the public, as it has the potential to mislead people into making wrong decisions that could be harmful to their physical or financial well-being. Another key example of misinformation on social media was the recent global pandemic. The CO...
Our research shows that virtually all web technology platforms, such associal mediaand news recommendation systems, have a strongpopularity bias. When applications are driven by cues like engagement rather than explicit search engine queries, popularity bias can lead to harmful unintended consequences. ...
in a joint statement of the National AcademiesFootnote1posted on July 15, 2021. Indeed, although online social networks (OSNs), also called social media, have improved the ease with which real-time information is broadcast; its popularity and its massive use have expanded the spread of fake ...
Impact of Rumors and Misinformation on COVID-19 in Social Media The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not only caused significant challenges for health systems all over the globe but also fueled the surge of numerous rumors, hoaxes, and misinformation, regarding the etiology, ...
The public has also been trying to push back against false reports on social media platforms in their own ways. Some doctors, scientists and internet celebrities are using their expertise and influence to explain to the public about the basic facts of the disease and provide them with practical...
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Conclusions and Relevance In this mixed-methods study of US physician propagation of COVID-19 misinformation on social media, results suggest widespread, inaccurate, and potentially harmful assertions made by physicians across the country who represented a range of subspecialties. Further research is nee...