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Coronavirus misinformation, and how scientists can help to fight it

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Bogus remedies, myths and fake news about COVID-19 can cost lives. Here’s how some scientists are fighting back.

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  • Nic Fleming, 2020. "Coronavirus misinformation, and how scientists can help to fight it," Nature, Nature, vol. 583(7814), pages 155-156, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:583:y:2020:i:7814:d:10.1038_d41586-020-01834-3
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01834-3
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    1. Gruener, Sven & Krüger, Felix, 2020. "Infodemics: Do healthcare professionals detect corona-related false news stories better than students?," SocArXiv 86j5v, Center for Open Science.
    2. Quan-Hoang Vuong & Tam-Tri Le & Viet-Phuong La & Huyen Thanh Thanh Nguyen & Manh-Toan Ho & Quy Khuc & Minh-Hoang Nguyen, 2022. "Covid-19 vaccines production and societal immunization under the serendipity-mindsponge-3D knowledge management theory and conceptual framework," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 9(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Qiang Chen & Yangyi Zhang & Richard Evans & Chen Min, 2021. "Why Do Citizens Share COVID-19 Fact-Checks Posted by Chinese Government Social Media Accounts? The Elaboration Likelihood Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-17, September.
    4. Pang, Hua & Liu, Jun & Lu, Jiahui, 2022. "Tackling fake news in socially mediated public spheres: A comparison of Weibo and WeChat," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    5. Melissa MacKay & Taylor Colangeli & Daniel Gillis & Jennifer McWhirter & Andrew Papadopoulos, 2021. "Examining Social Media Crisis Communication during Early COVID-19 from Public Health and News Media for Quality, Content, and Corresponding Public Sentiment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-14, July.
    6. Dariusz Tworzydlo & Slawomir Gawronski & Ewelina Nycz, 2021. "Changes in the Journalist’s Profession Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Relations with Representatives of the Public Relations Industry," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2B), pages 39-51.
    7. Lipić, Tomislav & Štajduhar, Andrija & Medvidović, Luka & Wild, Dorian & Korošak, Dean & Podobnik, Boris, 2022. "Stringency without efficiency is not adequate to combat pandemics," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 160(C).

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