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Dec 22, 2020 · Jonathan Rothwell and Sonal Desai share new survey data demonstrating the relationship between misinformation, political bias, and policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 15, 2024 · By March 15, 2024. If Your Time is short. Four years after the spread of a novel coronavirus first prompted U.S. officials to shutter schools and limit public gatherings, misinformation about...
1 day ago · “Misinformation has been correlated with many societal challenges, but there’s not a lot of research showing that exposure to misinformation actually causes harm,” explained Allen. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the spread of misinformation related to the virus and vaccine received significant public attention.
Jan 12, 2022 · An example of political misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic happened in Brazil. Their government spread false news on politics, COVID-19 death cases, and its treatment and prevention . During times of crisis, the public's trust in the government increases since reliance falls on public institutions to solve complex problems .
- 10.3934/publichealth.2022018
- 2022
- AIMS Public Health. 2022; 9(2): 262-277.
February 9, 2021 – From outlandish suggestions that people can beat COVID-19 by drinking bleach to conspiracy theories that vaccines can alter a person’s DNA, the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the challenges medical misinformation poses in the digital age.
Feb 22, 2021 · Pew Research Center’s American News Pathways project revealed consistent differences in what parts of the population – including political partisans and consumers of particular news outlets – heard and believed about the developments involving COVID-19 and the election.
Nov 16, 2020 · As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, an understanding of the structure and organization of beliefs in pandemic conspiracy theories and misinformation becomes increasingly critical for addressing the threat posed by these dubious ideas.
