How search engines disseminate information about COVID-19 and why they should do better

Access to accurate and up-to-date information is essential for individual and collective decision making, especially at times of emergency. On February 26, 2020, two weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the COVID-19’s emergency a “pandemic,” we systematically collecte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mykola Makhortykh, Aleksandra Urman, Roberto Ulloa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Harvard Kennedy School 2020-05-01
Series:Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
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Online Access:https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/how-search-engines-disseminate-information-about-covid-19-and-why-they-should-do-better/