Combating
the
“infodemic”
Dr. Santosh Vijaykumar
Email:
Twitter: @infoasym
,What is an “infodemic”
“…an overflow of information of varying quality that surges across digital a
physical environments during an acute public health event and makes it
difficult for people to find information to better protect themselves and the
communities” - Calleja et al., 2021.
https://infodemiology.jmir.org/2021/1/e30979
, Misinformation is a wide-ranging prob
affecting many health issues
The spread of misinformation is ampl
by social media
Key
learning Our memories allow misinformation t
replace original information
points from
We tend to remember gist more than
the last specifics of misleading claims
lecture Repeated exposure to false claims m
seem truer
A number of efforts are underway to
and address misinformation
, Efforts to tackle
Recap of misinformation
misinformation effects through correctiv
information
The focus Evidence on
psychological
of this Components of
corrective information
effectiveness of
corrective
lecture interventions
Implications for public
Summary
health
the
“infodemic”
Dr. Santosh Vijaykumar
Email:
Twitter: @infoasym
,What is an “infodemic”
“…an overflow of information of varying quality that surges across digital a
physical environments during an acute public health event and makes it
difficult for people to find information to better protect themselves and the
communities” - Calleja et al., 2021.
https://infodemiology.jmir.org/2021/1/e30979
, Misinformation is a wide-ranging prob
affecting many health issues
The spread of misinformation is ampl
by social media
Key
learning Our memories allow misinformation t
replace original information
points from
We tend to remember gist more than
the last specifics of misleading claims
lecture Repeated exposure to false claims m
seem truer
A number of efforts are underway to
and address misinformation
, Efforts to tackle
Recap of misinformation
misinformation effects through correctiv
information
The focus Evidence on
psychological
of this Components of
corrective information
effectiveness of
corrective
lecture interventions
Implications for public
Summary
health
