Infodemics and health misinformation: a systematic review of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare and summarize the literature regarding infodemics and health misinformation, and to identify challenges and opportunities for addressing the issues of infodemics.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE®, Embase®, Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, Scopus and Epistemonikos on 6 May 2022 for systematic reviews analysing infodemics, misinformation, disinformation and fake news related to health. We grouped studies based on similarity and retrieved evidence on challenges and opportunities. We used the AMSTAR 2 approach to assess the reviews' methodological quality. To evaluate the quality of the evidence, we used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation guidelines.

Findings

Our search identified 31 systematic reviews, of which 1

SUBMITTER: Borges do Nascimento IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9421549 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature