Objective To review misinformation related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on
social media during the first phase of the pandemic and to discuss ways of countering …

Rationale Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories can have severe consequences; it is
therefore crucial to understand this phenomenon, in its similarities with general conspiracy …

Background: Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak,
fake news and misleading information have circulated worldwide, which can profoundly …

The COVID-19 crisis has revealed structural failures in governance and coordination on a
global scale. With related policy interventions dependent on verifiable evidence, pandemics …

Fake news is spreading rapidly on social media and poses a serious threat to the COVID-19
outbreak response. This study thus aims to reveal the factors influencing the acceptance of …

The article examines how many leaders used Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic, in
what way, and the impact they had on the public. In the context of Twitter, the impact on the …

Sentiment analysis has recently become increasingly important with a massive increase in
online content. It is associated with the analysis of textual data generated by social media …

COVID-19-related online fake news poses a threat to Indian public health. In response, this
study seeks to understand the five important features of COVID-19-related social media fake …

With the rapid development of technology, social media as a communication platform has
caused a significant increase in the dissemination of false information and fake news. We …

In COVID-19 related infodemic, social media becomes a medium for wrongdoers to spread
rumors, fake news, hoaxes, conspiracies, astroturf memes, clickbait, satire, smear …