Interventions for combating COVID-19 misinformation: A systematic realist review.

ABSTRACT: Misinformation is a growing concern worldwide, particularly in public health following the COVID-19 pandemic in which misinformation has been attributed to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths. Therefore a search for effective interventions against misinformation is underway, with widely varying proposed interventions, measures of efficacy, and groups targeted for intervention. This realist systematic review of proposed interventions against COVID-19 misinformation assesses the studies themselves, the characteristics and effectiveness of the interventions proposed, the durability of effect, and the circumstances and contexts within which these interventions function. We searched several databases for studies testing interventions published from 2020 onwards. The search results were sort

SUBMITTER: Dickinson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12021165 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature