Going viral: How a single tweet spawned a COVID-19 conspiracy theory on Twitter
In late March of 2020, a new hashtag,# FilmYourHospital, made its first appearance on
social media. The hashtag encouraged people to visit local hospitals to take pictures and …
social media. The hashtag encouraged people to visit local hospitals to take pictures and …
A national cross-sectional survey of public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic: Self-reported beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors
Introduction Efforts to mitigate the global spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have largely …
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have largely …
[HTML][HTML] Public health agencies outreach through Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication perspective
Background Governmental and non-governmental institutions increasingly use social media
as a strategic tool for public outreach. Global spread, promptness, and dialogic potentials …
as a strategic tool for public outreach. Global spread, promptness, and dialogic potentials …
Examining social media crisis communication during early COVID-19 from public health and news media for quality, content, and corresponding public sentiment
Rising COVID-19 cases in Canada in early 2021, coupled with pervasive mis-and
disinformation, demonstrate the critical relationship between effective crisis communication …
disinformation, demonstrate the critical relationship between effective crisis communication …
“Infodemic” in a pandemic: COVID-19 conspiracy theories in an African country
OS Olatunji, O Ayandele, D Ashirudeen… - Asian Journal of Social …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among a sample of 736 undergraduate
students of a public tertiary institution in Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used …
students of a public tertiary institution in Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used …
Managing news overload (MNO): The COVID-19 infodemic
ST Ahmed - Information, 2020 - mdpi.com
A crucial area in which information overload is experienced is news consumption. Ever
increasing sources and formats are becoming available through a combination of traditional …
increasing sources and formats are becoming available through a combination of traditional …
[HTML][HTML] Conversational agent for healthy lifestyle behavior change: web-based feasibility study
DA Dhinagaran, T Sathish, AJ Soong… - JMIR Formative …, 2021 - formative.jmir.org
Background: The rising incidence of chronic diseases is a growing concern, especially in
Singapore, which is one of the high-income countries with the highest prevalence of …
Singapore, which is one of the high-income countries with the highest prevalence of …
How social media machinery pulled mainstream parenting communities closer to extremes and their misinformation during covid-19
We reveal hidden social media machinery that has allowed misinformation to thrive among
mainstream users, but which is missing from current policy discussions. Specifically, we …
mainstream users, but which is missing from current policy discussions. Specifically, we …
A balancing act: how risk mitigation strategies employed by users explain the privacy paradox on social media
A Gruzd, Á Hernández-García - Behaviour & Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
While there is a growing body of literature on information privacy suggesting different
mechanisms of how people's privacy concerns might be impacting their attitudes and …
mechanisms of how people's privacy concerns might be impacting their attitudes and …
An evaluation of a microlearning intervention to limit COVID-19 online misinformation
As part of a design-based research project, we designed, developed, and evaluated a web-
based microlearning intervention in the form of a comic into the problem of COVID-19 online …
based microlearning intervention in the form of a comic into the problem of COVID-19 online …