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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...
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.
- Sara Atske
- Most Americans said they saw made-up news and expressed concern about it. Even a year before the 2020 election, in November 2019, the vast majority of Americans said they were either “very” (48%) or “somewhat” (34%) concerned about the impact made-up news could have on the election.
- What Americans categorized as made-up news varied widely – and often aligned with partisan views. Especially in America’s polarized political environment, just because people say that something seemed made up doesn’t mean it was.
- While political divides were a big part of the equation, news diet within party has been a consistent factor in what Americans believe, whether true or untrue.
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.
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.
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 [55] . During times of crisis, the public's trust in the government increases since reliance falls on public institutions to solve complex problems [71] .
Nov 16, 2020 · Table 1. Questions About Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation and the Percentage of the Mass Public That Either “Agree” or “Strongly Agree.”. Finding 2: Beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and misinformation are most associated with political motivations and distrust in scientists.
