Beyond misinformation: developing a public health prevention framework for managing information ecosystems

A Ishizumi, J Kolis, N Abad, D Prybylski… - The Lancet Public …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how infodemics (defined as an overabundance of
information, including misinformation and disinformation) pose a threat to public health and …

Cross-platform social dynamics: an analysis of ChatGPT and COVID-19 vaccine conversations

S Alipour, A Galeazzi, E Sangiorgio, M Avalle… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The role of social media in information dissemination and agenda-setting has significantly
expanded in recent years. By offering real-time interactions, online platforms have become …

Followers do not dictate the virality of news outlets on social media

E Sangiorgio, M Cinelli, R Cerqueti… - PNAS nexus, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Initially conceived for entertainment, social media platforms have profoundly transformed the
dissemination of information and consequently reshaped the dynamics of agenda-setting. In …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of Governments and Public Health Agencies Regarding Crisis Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Digital Age: Protocol for a …

T Okuhara, M Terada, H Okada… - JMIR Research …, 2024 - researchprotocols.org
Background Governments and public health agencies worldwide experienced difficulties
with social media–mediated infodemics on the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic …

How do tweeters feel about scientific misinformation: an infoveillance sentiment analysis of tweets on retraction notices and retracted papers

M Amiri, M Yaghtin, H Sotudeh - Scientometrics, 2024 - Springer
The traditional retraction mechanism's failure to eradicate the retracted papers' continued
effects urges for more control and monitoring systems to warn against low-quality and flawed …

Detecting coordinated and bot-like behavior in Twitter: the Jürgen Conings case

B De Clerck, JCF Toledano, F Van Utterbeeck… - EPJ Data …, 2024 - epjds.epj.org
Social media platforms can play a pivotal role in shaping public opinion during times of crisis
and controversy. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a large amount of dubious information …

Evaluating the influence of a 3-min online video on the community knowledge of stroke in four Arab countries

K Iskandar, D Rahme, P Salameh, C Haddad… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Studies from developed and developing countries showed that the knowledge
levels of stroke need improvement. Educational campaigns varied and were of limited …

Modelling and predicting online vaccination views using bow-tie decomposition

Y Han, M Bazzi, P Turrini - Royal Society Open Science, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Social media has become increasingly important in shaping public vaccination views,
especially since the COVID-19 outbreak. This paper uses bow-tie structure to analyse a …

The Prevalence and Determinants of Hesitancy for Regular COVID-19 Vaccination among Primary Healthcare Patients with Asthma or COPD in Greece: A Cross …

I Bouloukaki, A Christodoulakis… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
The emergence of novel coronavirus mutations and signs of the waning immunity provided
by COVID-19 vaccines underscore the importance of regular vaccination. This study aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the complex links between social media and health behaviour

F Zollo, A Baronchelli, C Betsch, M Delmastro… - bmj, 2024 - bmj.com
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