COVID-19's Informational Virus: Analyzing the Viral Character and Effects of Social Media Misinformation

COVID-19 的信息病毒：分析社交媒体错误信息的病毒特征和影响

• 批准号: 422679
• 负责人: Ali Syed H
• 金额: $ 22.45万
• 依托单位: York University (Toronto, Ontario)
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Operating Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-02-01 至 2022-02-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=422679&lang=en
• 关键词: Social Media And Outbreak Response; Social Media And Xenophobia During Outbreak Response; Social Media, Misinformation And Risk Communication Policy

Social media is playing a central yet neglected role in the creation and spread of misinformation about COVID-19 by confusing public understanding, fostering racism and xenophobia, and affecting the capacity of public health officials to communicate scien

社交媒体混淆了公众的理解，助长了种族主义和仇外心理，影响了公共卫生官员传播科学的能力，在制造和传播有关COVID-19的错误信息方面发挥了核心但被忽视的作用