Sharing Reliable COVID-19 Information and Countering Misinformation: In-Depth Interviews With Information Advocates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rampant spread of misinformation about COVID-19 has been linked to a lower uptake of preventive behaviors such as vaccination. Some individuals, however, have been able to resist believing in COVID-19 misinformation. Further, some have acted as information advocates, spreading accurate information and combating misinformation about the pandemic.

Objective

This work explores highly knowledgeable information advocates' perspectives, behaviors, and information-related practices.

Methods

To identify participants for this study, we used outcomes of survey research of a national sample of 1498 adults to find individuals who scored a perfect or near-perfect score on COVID-19 knowledge questions and who also self-reported actively sharing or responding to news

SUBMITTER: Koskan AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature