Background The deluge of COVID-19 misinformation makes people confused, and acting on
such misinformation can kill, leading to the tragic outcome of death. This makes it necessary …

Objective: This study aimed to understand students' ability to search the Internet for COVID-
19 information and apply it to evaluate the veracity of specific statements. Participants …

On July 29, 2020, the Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a public workshop to explore
the challenges resulting from the proliferation of health and medical misinformation and …

Low digital health literacy affects large percentages of populations around the world and is a
direct contributor to the spread of COVID-19-related online misinformation (together with …

Background: There has been a rapid rise in cases of COVID-19 infection and its mortality
rate since the first case reported in February 2020. This led to the rampant dissemination of …

Background Online misinformation proliferation during the COVID-19 pandemic has become
a major public health concern. Objective We aimed to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 …

Background Tackling infodemics with flooding misinformation is key to managing the COVID-
19 pandemic. Yet only a few studies have attempted to understand the characteristics of the …

This study examines how misinformation related to Covid-19 on social media exacerbates
individuals' perceptions of health threats. Informed by the Health Belief Model, we analyze …

Background: There has been a rapid rise in cases of COVID-19 infection and its mortality
rate since the first case reported in February 2020. This led to the rampant dissemination of …

Background: An increase in COVID-19 cases has been accompanied by an increase in
public misinformation around basic coronavirus facts, its transmission, and its prevention …