Access to the right information, at the right time and through trustworthy sources, is not only critical but necessary, especially during health-related emergencies, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic which has forced billions of people into isolation. During this worldwide phenomenon, digital access to information has been at its highest, but it has also posed new challenges such as the surge of an infodemic (Zarocostas 2020) or an overabundance of information generated by the practices of eliciting and disseminating half-truths and conspiracy theories, especially via independent or alternative media outlets (Del Vicario et al. 2019).
RUMOR HAS IT. The COVID-19 Infodemic as the Repository of Conspiracy
M. Rasulo
2022
Abstract
Access to the right information, at the right time and through trustworthy sources, is not only critical but necessary, especially during health-related emergencies, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic which has forced billions of people into isolation. During this worldwide phenomenon, digital access to information has been at its highest, but it has also posed new challenges such as the surge of an infodemic (Zarocostas 2020) or an overabundance of information generated by the practices of eliciting and disseminating half-truths and conspiracy theories, especially via independent or alternative media outlets (Del Vicario et al. 2019).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
