COVID-19 misinformation on YouTube: An analysis of its impact and subsequent online information searches for verification.

Published in: Digital health (2023)

Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination on YouTube can have a negative impact on recipients. Unvaccinated citizens in particular are a vulnerable group to online misinformation; therefore, it is important to take action against misinformation on YouTube. One approach could be to motivate users to verify online content by doing their own information search on the internet, which led to positive results in the study.

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