The internet has become a popular resource to learn about health and to investigate one's
own health condition. However, given the large amount of inaccurate information online …

Timely implementation of principles of evidence-based public health (EBPH) is critical for
bridging the gap between discovery of new knowledge and its application. Public health …

Not long ago, the rise of social media inspired great optimism about its potential for flattening
access to economic and political opportunity, enabling collective action, and facilitating new …

False rumors on WhatsApp, the world's largest messaging app, have led to mob lynching in
India and other countries. Doctored videos sent over the platform have elicited visceral …

In this study, we investigate dysfunctional information sharing on WhatsApp and Facebook,
focusing on two explanatory variables—frequency of political talk and cross-cutting …

The World Health Organization has declared that misinformation shared on social media
about Covid-19 is an" infodemic" that must be fought alongside the pandemic itself. We …

Younger people are exposed to misinformation that circulates rapidly on their mobile
devices through instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp. Under the guise of …

Mobile instant messaging services (MIMs) are important gateways to news exposure and
political conversations. Nevertheless, we still know little about the specific uses and …

In the 2018 presidential election, Brazil elected a fringe congressman, Jair Bolsonaro,
despite his radical rhetoric that would suffice to shake the public image of any candidate in …

QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory that has implications in the real world, with supporters
of the theory participating in real-world violent acts like the US capitol attack in 2021. At the …