Designing a conceptual framework for misinformation on social media: a qualitative study on COVID-19

Abstract Objective This study was aimed to present a conceptual framework about the misinformation surrounding COVID-19 outbreak in Iran. For this purpose, discourse analysis of two of the most common social virtual networks were conducted via a four step approach as follows: defining the research q...

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Auteurs principaux:	Peivand Bastani, Seyyed Mostafa Hakimzadeh, Mohammad Amin Bahrami
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Publié:	BMC 2021
Sujets:	COVID-19 Coronavirus Infectious disease Outbreak Misinformation Infodemic Medicine R Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Science (General) Q1-390
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a9d92202871e4acf84f782a5478c59db2021-11-08T10:58:37ZDesigning a conceptual framework for misinformation on social media: a qualitative study on COVID-1910.1186/s13104-021-05822-21756-0500https://doaj.org/article/a9d92202871e4acf84f782a5478c59db2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05822-2https://doaj.org/toc/1756-0500Abstract Objective This study was aimed to present a conceptual framework about the misinformation surrounding COVID-19 outbreak in Iran. For this purpose, discourse analysis of two of the most common social virtual networks were conducted via a four step approach as follows: defining the research question and selecting the content of analysis, gathering information and theory on the context, content analysis for establishing the themes and patterns and, presenting the results and drawing conclusions. Results Cultural factors, demand pressure for information during the crisis, the easiness of information dissemination via social networks, marketing incentives and the poor legal supervision of online content are the main reasons for misinformation dissemination. Disease statistics; treatments and prevention are the main subjective categories of releasing misinformation. The consequences of misinformation dissemination include psychosocial, economic, health status, health system and ethical ones. The most recommended strategies for dealing with the issue could be divided into demand and supply-side strategies.Peivand BastaniSeyyed Mostafa HakimzadehMohammad Amin BahramiBMCarticleCOVID-19CoronavirusInfectious diseaseOutbreakMisinformationInfodemicMedicineRBiology (General)QH301-705.5Science (General)Q1-390ENBMC Research Notes, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Coronavirus Infectious disease Outbreak Misinformation Infodemic Medicine R Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Science (General) Q1-390
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Coronavirus Infectious disease Outbreak Misinformation Infodemic Medicine R Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Science (General) Q1-390 Peivand Bastani Seyyed Mostafa Hakimzadeh Mohammad Amin Bahrami Designing a conceptual framework for misinformation on social media: a qualitative study on COVID-19
description	Abstract Objective This study was aimed to present a conceptual framework about the misinformation surrounding COVID-19 outbreak in Iran. For this purpose, discourse analysis of two of the most common social virtual networks were conducted via a four step approach as follows: defining the research question and selecting the content of analysis, gathering information and theory on the context, content analysis for establishing the themes and patterns and, presenting the results and drawing conclusions. Results Cultural factors, demand pressure for information during the crisis, the easiness of information dissemination via social networks, marketing incentives and the poor legal supervision of online content are the main reasons for misinformation dissemination. Disease statistics; treatments and prevention are the main subjective categories of releasing misinformation. The consequences of misinformation dissemination include psychosocial, economic, health status, health system and ethical ones. The most recommended strategies for dealing with the issue could be divided into demand and supply-side strategies.
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author	Peivand Bastani Seyyed Mostafa Hakimzadeh Mohammad Amin Bahrami
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title	Designing a conceptual framework for misinformation on social media: a qualitative study on COVID-19
title_short	Designing a conceptual framework for misinformation on social media: a qualitative study on COVID-19
title_full	Designing a conceptual framework for misinformation on social media: a qualitative study on COVID-19
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Designing a conceptual framework for misinformation on social media: a qualitative study on COVID-19

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