Beliefs in misinformation about COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are linked: evidence from a nationally representative survey (Preprint)
Dominika Grygarová,
Marek Havlík,
Petr Adámek
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Detrimental effects of misinformation were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presently, amid Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, another wave of misinformation is spreading on the internet and impacting our daily lives, with many citizens and politicians embracing Russian propaganda narratives. Despite the lack of an objective connection between these two societal issues, anecdotal observations suggest that supporters of misinformation regarding COVID-19 (BM-C) have… Show more
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