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Charting the Information and Misinformation Landscape to Characterize Misinfodemics on Social Media: COVID-19 Infodemiology Study at a Planetary Scale.

Emily ChenJulie JiangHo-Chun Herbert ChangGoran MurićEmilio Ferrara
Published in: JMIR infodemiology (2022)
We presented a summary and analysis of the major misinformation discourse surrounding COVID-19 and those who promoted and engaged with it. While misinformation is not limited to social media platforms, we hope that our insights, particularly pertaining to health-related emergencies, will help pave the way for computational infodemiology to inform health surveillance and interventions.
Keyphrases
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  • health information
  • coronavirus disease
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