The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created an urgent need for coordinated
mechanisms to respond to the outbreak across health sectors, and digital health solutions …

An unprecedented infodemic has been witnessed to create massive damage to human
society. However, it was not thoroughly investigated. This systematic review aims to (1) …

The current study examined various types of misinformation related to the COVID-19
vaccines and their relationships to vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Study 1 asked a sample of …

During COVID-19, governments and the public are fighting not only a pandemic but also a
co-evolving infodemic—the rapid and far-reaching spread of information of questionable …

In this issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the World Health Organization
(WHO) is presenting a framework for managing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

The global spread of the novel coronavirus is affected by the spread of related
misinformation—the so-called COVID-19 Infodemic—that makes populations more …

Social and behavioural factors are critical to the emergence, spread and containment of
human disease, and are key determinants of the course, duration and outcomes of disease …

Background: The internet is a large source of health information and has the capacity to
influence its users. However, the information found on the internet often lacks scientific rigor …

In 2020, the term 'infodemic'rose from relative obscurity to becoming a popular catch-all
metaphor, representing the perils of fast, wide-spreading (false) information about the …

Background Web-based sources are increasingly employed in the analysis, detection, and
forecasting of diseases and epidemics, and in predicting human behavior toward several …