COVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings

Digital media, opens a vast array of avenues for lay people to effectively engage with news, information and debates about important science and health issues. However, they have also become a fertile ground for various stakeholders to spread misinformation and disinformation, stimulate uncivil dis...

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Autores principales:	Romitesh Kant, Rufino Varea, Jason Titifanue
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 disinformation Facebook Fiji misinformation pandemic Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bab5c09e12fb462a9a5abcbb25c90da42021-12-02T18:10:15ZCOVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings10.24135/pjr.v27i1&2.11891023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/bab5c09e12fb462a9a5abcbb25c90da42021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1189https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Digital media, opens a vast array of avenues for lay people to effectively engage with news, information and debates about important science and health issues. However, they have also become a fertile ground for various stakeholders to spread misinformation and disinformation, stimulate uncivil discussions and engender ill-informed, dangerous public decisions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, antivaccination social media accounts are proliferating online, threatening to further escalate vaccine hesitancy. The pandemic signifies not only a global health crisis, it has also proven to be an infodemic characterised by many conspiracy theories. Prior research indicates that belief in health-related conspiracies can harm efforts to curtail the spread of a virus. This article presents and examines preliminary research findings on COVID-19 vaccine related misinformation being circulated on Fijian Facebook Forums. Romitesh KantRufino VareaJason TitifanueAsia Pacific NetworkarticleCOVID-19disinformationFacebookFijimisinformationpandemicCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 27, Iss 1&2 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 disinformation Facebook Fiji misinformation pandemic Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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description	Digital media, opens a vast array of avenues for lay people to effectively engage with news, information and debates about important science and health issues. However, they have also become a fertile ground for various stakeholders to spread misinformation and disinformation, stimulate uncivil discussions and engender ill-informed, dangerous public decisions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, antivaccination social media accounts are proliferating online, threatening to further escalate vaccine hesitancy. The pandemic signifies not only a global health crisis, it has also proven to be an infodemic characterised by many conspiracy theories. Prior research indicates that belief in health-related conspiracies can harm efforts to curtail the spread of a virus. This article presents and examines preliminary research findings on COVID-19 vaccine related misinformation being circulated on Fijian Facebook Forums.
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title	COVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings
title_short	COVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings
title_full	COVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings
title_fullStr	COVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings
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COVID-19 vaccine online misinformation in Fiji: Preliminary findings

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