In recent years, a progressive “cancel culture” in society, right-wing politicians and
commentators claim, has silenced alternative perspectives, ostracized contrarians, and …

Background Vaccination is a cornerstone of the prevention of communicable infectious
diseases; however, vaccines have traditionally met with public fear and hesitancy, and …

Background False claims about COVID-19 vaccines can undermine public trust in ongoing
vaccination campaigns, posing a threat to global public health. Misinformation originating …

The rise of “fake news” is a major concern in contemporary Western democracies. Yet,
research on the psychological motivations behind the spread of political fake news on social …

“Fake news,” broadly defined as false or misleading information masquerading as legitimate
news, is frequently asserted to be pervasive online with serious consequences for …

Background: In recent years, there has been growing interest in “moving beyond the
individual” to measure area-level racism as a social determinant of health. Much of this work …

The global spread of the novel coronavirus is affected by the spread of related
misinformation—the so-called COVID-19 Infodemic—that makes populations more …

Background Much research is being carried out using publicly available Twitter data in the
field of public health, but the types of research questions that these data are being used to …

Background: Anecdotal reports suggest a rise in anti-Asian racial attitudes and
discrimination in response to COVID-19. Racism can have significant social, economic, and …

Objective To identify themes and temporal trends in the sentiment of COVID-19 vaccine-
related tweets and to explore variations in sentiment at world national and United States …