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Medical Misinformation in Polish on the World Wide Web During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: Infodemiology Study.

Małgorzata ChlabiczAleksandra NabożnyJolanta KoszelewWojciech ŁagunaAnna SzpakowiczPaweł SowaWojciech BudnyKatarzyna GuziejkoMagdalena Róg-MakalSławomir PancewiczMaciej KondrusikPiotr CzuprynaBeata CudowskaDariusz Marek LebensztejnAnna M Moniuszko-MalinowskaAdam WierzbickiKarol Adam Kamiński
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2024)
Efforts undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic to curb the dissemination of misinformation seem to have yielded positive results. Nevertheless, our analysis suggests that these interventions need to be consistently implemented across both established and emerging medical subjects. It appears that as interest in the pandemic waned, other topics gained prominence, essentially "filling the vacuum" and necessitating ongoing measures to address misinformation across a broader spectrum of health-related subjects.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • healthcare
  • sars cov
  • coronavirus disease
  • physical activity