Seeking Formula for Misinformation Treatment in Public Health Crises: The Effects of Corrective Information Type and Source

Meer, Toni G.L.A. van der; Jin, Yan

doi:10.1080/10410236.2019.1573295

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“…My recommendation is to be agnostic about easy solutions and implement carefully planned actions for combatting health misinformation. Mixed evidence about the impact of responses and the problem in generalizing from localized samples and experiences should deter unbound optimism 5 . Efforts to correct misinformation constantly face oceans of easily available fictional news that is credible in the mind of certain social groups.…”

Section: How Do We Solve Misinformation In a New Regime Of Truths?mentioning

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Fake health news in the new regime of truth and (mis)information

Waisbord

2020

Rev Eletron Comun Inf Inov Saúde

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The phenomenon of fake news in public health worldwide reflects significant changes in the regime of health information, particularly in the West. It reveals a transition from a scenario in which the medical community arguably dominated the flow of health information — grounded in the biomedical model — to a more crowded, competitive and chaotic scenario. The digital revolution has upended the old regime by transforming the large-scale production, distribution and consumption of health information. Consequently, misinformation and disinformation have become widespread, as the public is able to obtain information about health issues from an array of sources and platforms, and rogue actors flood the internet with factually incorrect information, hearsay and conspiracy theories.

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Section: How Do We Solve Misinformation In a New Regime Of Truths?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Fake health news in the new regime of truth and (mis)information

Waisbord

2020

Rev Eletron Comun Inf Inov Saúde

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“…5 Individuals may be motivated to reduce confusion, develop a better understanding of the potential health threat, and act to reduce their level of risk by seeking information from the media. 6,7 However, in the context of the current pandemic, some researchers have cautioned that pervasive media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic may unnecessarily increase perceptions of fear and uncertainty. 8 Numerous studies have investigated the association between media exposure and mental health in the context of public health crises.…”

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Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Riehm

Holingue

Kalb

et al. 2020

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Exposure to disaster-related media may be a risk factor for mental distress, but this has not been examined in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assesses whether exposure to social and traditional media during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mental distress among U.S. adults. Methods: Data came from the Understanding America Study, conducted with a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of adults who completed surveys online. Participants included 6,329 adults surveyed between March 10 and March 31, 2020. Regression analyses examined the associations of (1) self-reported average time spent on social media in a day (hours) and (2) number of traditional media sources (radio, TV, and newspaper) consulted to learn about COVID-19 with self-reported mental distress (4-item Patient Health Questionnaire). Data were analyzed in April 2020. Results: Participants responding at later survey dates reported more time spent on social media (b=0.02, 95% CI=0.01, 0.03), a greater number of traditional media sources consulted to learn about COVID-19 (b=0.01, 95% CI=0.01, 0.02), and greater mental distress (b=0.07, 95% CI=0.04, 0.09). Increased time spent on social media and consulting a greater number of traditional media sources to learn about COVID-19 were independently associated with increased mental distress, even after adjusting for potential confounders (social media: b=0.14, 95% CI=0.05, 0.23; traditional media: b=0.14, 95% CI=0.08, 0.20). Conclusions: Exposure to a greater number of traditional media sources and more hours on social media was modestly associated with mental distress during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

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“…In this article, such inaccurate or incorrect information is defined as a rumor, which always thrive during crises. From the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak to the Ebola outbreak and further to the current COVID-19 outbreak, various rumors can quickly spread through a range of media and communication channels that influence people’s risk perception and mislead people’s behaviors [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. During the COVID-19 outbreak, viral dissemination of rumors not only hurt people’s perceptions but also wrecked risk management.…”

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How the Health Rumor Misleads People’s Perception in a Public Health Emergency: Lessons from a Purchase Craze during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China

Zhang

Chen

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Health rumors often mislead people and cause adverse health behaviors. Especially during a public health emergency, health rumors may result in severe consequences for people’s health and risk governance. Insight into how these rumors form and harm people’s health behavior is critical for assisting people in establishing scientific health cognition and to enhance public health emergency responses. Using the case study with interview data of a salient purchase craze led by a health rumor during the COVID-19 outbreak in China, this article aimed to illustrate the process of how a piece of information becomes a health rumor. Furthermore, we identify factors that cause people to believe rumors and conduct behavior that leads to a purchase craze. Results show that a public misunderstanding of the unique psychology of uncertainty, cultural and social cognition, and conformity behavior jointly informs people’s beliefs in rumors and further causes purchase craze behavior. We developed a simplified model to demonstrate how an ordinary news report can lead to a rumor. Based on this model, some implications of effective health communication are suggested for managing rumors.

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Seeking Formula for Misinformation Treatment in Public Health Crises: The Effects of Corrective Information Type and Source

Cited by 231 publications

References 51 publications

Fake health news in the new regime of truth and (mis)information

Fake health news in the new regime of truth and (mis)information

Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic

How the Health Rumor Misleads People’s Perception in a Public Health Emergency: Lessons from a Purchase Craze during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China

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