Covid-19 Misinformation and the Social (Media) Amplification of Risk: A Vietnamese Perspective

Nguyen, Hoa Thanh; Nguyen, An

doi:10.17645/mac.v8i2.3227

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“…These stories were being spread from March until the end of the period considered, with different variations. Overall these findings are in line with the ones reported by [51], who identified the pervasiveness of fake news in social media during this period, "full of false claims, half backed conspiracy theories and pseudoscientific therapies, regarding the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, origin and spread of the virus" [51]. Also, fake news began in the United States, after former president Donald Trump suggested injecting disinfectant to kill coro-navirus [6].…”

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“…And in the end, each platform must develop a response strategy [19]. The coronavirus is gaining ground and with it false information [51]. A few hours after the speech by the World Health Organization, which made the coronavirus outbreak an "international public health emergency" [20], Facebook, Google, and Twitter took turns implementing mechanisms to contain the spread of false information on their networks [34].…”

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COVID-19 fake news diffusion across Latin America

Ceron

Sanseverino

de-Lima-Santos

et al. 2021

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Fact-checking verifies a multitude of claims and remains a promising solution to fight fake news. The spread of rumors, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories online is evident in times of crisis, when fake news ramped up across platforms, increasing fear and confusion amongst the population as seen in the COVID-19 pandemic. This article explores fact-checking initiatives in Latin America, using an original Markov-based computational method to cluster topics on tweets and identify their diffusion between different datasets. Drawing on a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods, including time-series analysis, network analysis and in-depth close reading, our article proposes an in-depth tracing of COVID-related false information across the region, comparing if there is a pattern of behavior through the countries. We rely on the open Twitter application programming interface (API) connection to gather data from public accounts of the six major fact-checking agencies in Latin America, namely: Argentina ( Chequeado ), Brazil ( Agência Lupa ), Chile ( Mala Espina Check ), Colombia ( Colombia Check from Consejo de Redacción ), Mexico ( El Sabueso from Animal Político ) and Venezuela ( Efecto Cocuyo ). In total, these profiles account for 102,379 tweets that were collected between January and July 2020. Our study offers insights into the dynamics of online information dissemination beyond the national level and demonstrates how politics intertwine with the health crisis in this period. Our method is capable of clustering topics in a period of overabundance of information, as we fight not only a pandemic but also an infodemic, evidentiating opportunities to understand and slow the spread of false information.

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COVID-19 fake news diffusion across Latin America

Ceron

Sanseverino

de-Lima-Santos

et al. 2021

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“…Instead, parents could be advised to seek health information directly from government public health sources, thereby reducing exposure to sensationalized or panic-inducing headlines (Riehm et al, 2020). Public health authorities could investigate novel methods of disseminating advice to families effectively through different news media sources-for example, the Vietnam Ministry of Health's coronavirus Song (Ghen Cô Vy) released via YouTube (Nguyen & Nguyen, 2020). Indeed, developing mental health resources and interventions that are delivered to parents through social media may be an efficient way to reach those at risk of higher anxiety and stress, and those with preexisting mental health conditions.…”

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Child, parent, and family mental health and functioning in Australia during COVID-19: Comparison to pre-pandemic data

Westrupp¹,

Bennett²,

Berkowitz³

et al. 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic presents significant risks to the mental health and wellbeing of families. This study aimed to examine: (1) patterns of parent and child (0–18 years) mental health, parent substance use, couple conflict, parenting practices, and family functioning during COVID-19 compared to pre-pandemic data; and (2) associations between parent, child, and family outcomes during the pandemic and both pre-existing risk factors and COVID-19 stressors. Participants were Australian mothers (81%) and fathers aged 18 years and over who were parents of a child 0–18 years (N=2,365). Parents completed an online self-report survey assessing mental health, substance use, couple conflict, parenting, and family functioning during ‘stage three’ COVID-19 restrictions in April 2020. Data were compared to pre-pandemic data from four Australian population-based cohorts. Compared to pre-pandemic estimates, during the pandemic period parents reported higher rates of parent mental health symptoms (Cohen’s d=0.26-.81, all p<.001), higher parenting irritability (d=0.17-.46, all p<.001), lower family positive expressiveness (d=-0.18, p<.001), and higher alcohol consumption (22% vs 12% drinking four or more days per week, p<.001). In multivariable analyses, pre-existing financial deprivation and COVID-19 stressors were associated with greater severity in parent and child mental health symptoms, parent emotion dysregulation, parenting irritability, couple conflict and family positive/negative expressiveness. Parents and children with pre-existing mental health conditions had elevated difficulties during the pandemic across most domains. Our data suggest wide-ranging, detrimental family impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and support policy actions to assist families with financial supports, leave entitlements, and social housing.

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“…In this regard, the current era of the outbreak is comparatively more threatening as it is amplifying the most significant challenges for humanity and harming human values (Pennycook et al 2020). According to Nguyen and Nguyen (2020), the previous outbreaks were manageable as information was limited and could be filtered by the stakeholders. For instance, during the H1N1 outbreak, gossip and rumours were only limited to bars, family reunions, friends catch up, and small-scale coffee houses.…”

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Is COVID-19 Immune to Misinformation? A Brief Overview

Ali

Khalid

Zahid

2021

ABR

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During the current COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation is a major challenge, raising several social and psychological concerns. This article highlights the prevailing misinformation as an outbreak containing hoaxes, myths, and rumours. In comparison to traditional media, online media platforms facilitate misinformation even more widely. To further affirm this ethical concern, the researchers cite relevant studies demonstrating the role of new media in misinformation and its potential consequences. Besides other significant psychosocial impacts, such as xenophobia, psychological distress, LGBT rights violation, gender-based violence, misinformation is undermining healthcare workers' psychological health and their efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. In view of the adverse consequences of misinformation, this article addresses it as a massive ethical challenge during the current outbreak. Thus, the researchers make relevant suggestions to evaluate misinformation sources and mitigate the psychosocial impacts attributed to misinformation during crises. They include forming mental health teams comprising of psychologists, psychiatrists, and trained paramedical staff; rapid dissemination of authentic and updated COVID-19 situation reports regularly; establishing helpline services; and recognizing a broader range of personal needs. All health authorities should make clear that they are listening and responding to public concerns. Much effort is needed to counteract COVID-19 misinformation.

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Covid-19 Misinformation and the Social (Media) Amplification of Risk: A Vietnamese Perspective

Cited by 44 publications

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COVID-19 fake news diffusion across Latin America

COVID-19 fake news diffusion across Latin America

Child, parent, and family mental health and functioning in Australia during COVID-19: Comparison to pre-pandemic data

Is COVID-19 Immune to Misinformation? A Brief Overview

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