Social media news use and COVID-19 misinformation engagement: survey study by Saifuddin Ahmed, Muhammad Ehab Rasul

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From pandemic to plandemic: examining the amplification and attenuation of COVID-19 misinformation on social media by Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Bao, Huanyu, Wang, Yixi, Lim, Yi Torng

“…This study examines the proliferation of COVID-19 misinformation through Plandemic-a pseudo-documentary of COVID-19 conspiracy theories-on social media and examines how factors such as (a) themes of misinformation, (b) types of misinformation, (c) sources of misinformation, (d) emotions of misinformation, and (e) fact-checking labels amplify or attenuate online misinformation during the early days of the pandemic. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 misinformation on information seeking, avoidance, and processing: a multicountry comparative study by Kim, Hye Kyung, Ahn, Jisoo, Atkinson, Lucy, Kahlor, Lee Ann

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Mainstream news media’s role in public health communication during crises : assessment of coverage and correction of COVID-19 misinformation by Lwin, May Oo, Lee, Si Yu, Panchapakesan, Chitra, Tandoc, Edson C.

“…The content of 164 news articles published by the mainstream news dailies in Singapore from January 1 to April 30, 2020 on COVID-19 misinformation was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. …”
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Examining the association between social media fatigue, cognitive ability, narcissism and misinformation sharing: cross-national evidence from eight countries by Ahmed, Saifuddin, Rasul, Muhammad Ehab

“…Several studies have explored the causes and consequences of public engagement with misinformation and, more recently, COVID-19 misinformation. However, there is still a need to understand the mechanisms that cause misinformation propagation on social media. …”
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