Public health systems need to be able to detect and respond to infodemics (outbreaks of
misinformation, disinformation, information overload, or information voids). Drawing from our …

Introduction Instagram is a popular social networking platform for sharing photos with a large
proportion of youth and young adult users. We aim to identify key features in anti-vaping …

In response to rapid and substantial increases in rates of e-cigarette use among young
people, Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) made changes to the …

Background While there has been substantial analysis of social media content deemed to
spread misinformation about electronic nicotine delivery systems use, the strategic use of …

Background There is a lot of misinformation about a potential protective role of nicotine
against COVID-19 spread on Twitter despite significant evidence to the contrary. We need to …

Previous research has found an association between awareness of e-cigarette, or vaping,
product-use associated lung injury (EVALI) and lower intention to use e-cigarettes among …

Background The impact of misinformation about vapes' relative harms compared with
smoking may lead to increased tobacco-related burden of disease. To date, no systematic …

Reddit is a popular hub for discussing vaping. A deeper understanding of the factors that
influence this online discourse could inform public health messaging efforts targeting this …

Introduction Twitter enables public organizations to engage the public in health policy
discourse. However, documented hostility towards tobacco control proposals on Twitter …

The recent surge in the usage of e-cigarettes amongst youth has highlighted a long-standing
societal crisis. To assist public health agencies in policymaking, past research often …