Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world
University of Cambridge · University of Groningen
Abstract
700), we examine predictors of belief in the most common statements about the virus that contain misinformation. We also investigate the prevalence of belief in COVID-19 misinformation across different countries and the role of belief in such misinformation in predicting relevant health behaviours. We find that while public belief in misinformation about COVID-19 is not particularly common, a substantial proportion views this type of misinformation as highly reliable in each country surveyed. In addition, a small group of participants find common factual information about the virus highly unreliable. We also find that increased susceptibility to misinformation negatively affects people's self-reported…
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8Topics & keywords
- Misinformation
- Public health
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Psychological intervention
- Psychology
- Environmental health
- Medicine
- Social psychology
- Quality Education