Background Physical distancing, wearing face masks and hand hygiene are evidence- based methods to protect the public from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection …
While COVID-19 spreads aggressively and rapidly across the globe, many societies have also witnessed the spread of other viral phenomena like misinformation, conspiracy …
G Pennycook - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans have the capacity, but perhaps not always the willingness, for great intelligence. From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …
J Agley, Y Xiao - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been mirrored by diffusion of misinformation and conspiracy theories about its origins (such as 5G cellular …
Widespread misperceptions about COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus threaten to exacerbate the severity of the pandemic. We conducted preregistered survey experiments in …
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic requires motivating the vast majority of Americans to get vaccinated. However, vaccination rates have become politically polarized, and a …
In the coronavirus “infodemic,” people are exposed to official recommendations but also to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID‐19. We …
JM Miller - Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Along with criticisms of the US government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the disruptions to home, work, and school life resulting from social distancing orders …
The spread of misinformation online is a global problem that requires global solutions. To that end, we conducted an experiment in 16 countries across 6 continents (N= 34,286; …