COVID-19, a tale of two pandemics: novel coronavirus and fake news messaging

NA Atehortua, S Patino - Health promotion international, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The emergence of COVID-19, caused by novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, became a
pandemic in just 10 weeks. Without effective medications or vaccines available, authorities …

[HTML][HTML] Fake news in COVID-19: A perspective

D Carrion-Alvarez… - Health promotion …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
* Corresponding Author: Diego Carrion-Alvarez, Email: diego. carrion@ udem. edu© 2020
The Author (s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative …

An exploration of how fake news is taking over social media and putting public health at risk

SB Naeem, R Bhatti, A Khan - Health Information & Libraries …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent statistics show that almost 1/4 of a million people have died and four million people
are affected either with mild or serious health problems caused by coronavirus (COVID‐19) …

Coronavirus: the spread of misinformation

A Mian, S Khan - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
There has been a global rise recently in the spread of misinformation that has plagued the
scientific community and public. Disconnect between scientific consensus and members of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of misinformation on the COVID-19 pandemic

MMF Caceres, JP Sosa, JA Lawrence… - AIMS Public …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the inception of the current pandemic, COVID-19 related misinformation has played a
role in defaulting control of the situation. It has become evident that the internet, social …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19–related infodemic and its impact on public health: A global social media analysis

MS Islam, T Sarkar, SH Khan, AHM Kamal… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infodemics, often including rumors, stigma, and conspiracy theories, have been common
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Monitoring social media data has been identified as the …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and fake news in the Dominican Republic

L Tapia - The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The first case of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Dominican Republic
coincided with a period of political crisis. Distrust in governmental institutions shaped the …

COVID-19, fake news, and vaccines: should regulation be implemented?

JE Marco-Franco, P Pita-Barros, D Vivas-Orts… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
We analysed issues concerning the establishment of compulsory vaccination against COVID-
19, as well as the role of misinformation as a disincentive—especially when published by …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of rumors and misinformation on COVID-19 in social media

S Tasnim, MM Hossain, H Mazumder - Journal of preventive …, 2020 - koreascience.kr
Abstract 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 …

The “pandemic” of disinformation in COVID-19

F Tagliabue, L Galassi, P Mariani - SN comprehensive clinical medicine, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, mass media and social networks have played an important role in
disseminating information regarding public health. During the COVID-19 epidemic …