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An infodemic is a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about certain issues. [1] [2] [3] The word is a portmanteau of information and epidemic and is used as a metaphor to describe how misinformation and disinformation can spread like a virus from person to person and affect people like a disease. [4]
Similarly, a research study of Facebook found that misinformation was more likely to be clicked on than factual information. [citation needed] Harry S. Truman displaying the inaccurate Chicago Tribune headline, an example of misinformation. Moreover, the advent of the Internet has changed traditional ways that misinformation spreads. [35]
Research exploring attention and the sharing of misinformation found that participants shared misinformation because their attention was focused on factors other than accuracy. [ 8 ] The inattentional blindness theory, then, suggests that shifting attention to accuracy and veracity will increase the quality of news that people subsequently ...
Medical information comes at you in so many different forms online. All you’re trying to do is find the friend who has no ulterior motive and keeps it real — the validated health information.
Articles relating to misinformation, false or inaccurate information. [1] Examples of misinformation include false rumors, insults and pranks. This differs from intentional disinformation which includes malicious content such as hoaxes, spear phishing and computational propaganda. [2
According to Derakhshan, examples of malinformation can include "revenge porn, where the change of context from private to public is the sign of malicious intent", or providing false information about where and when a photograph was taken in order to mislead the viewer [3] (the picture is real, but the meta-information and its context is changed).
Some research studies have failed to find evidence to validate the physicians' concerns about patients receiving misinformation online or using online health information to conduct self-diagnosis. [ 14 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Patients with chronic diseases who use the Internet to get health-related information often acquire good skills to judge the ...
Research concerning qigong has been conducted for a wide range of medical conditions, including hypertension, pain and cancer, and with respect to quality of life. [370] Most research concerning health benefits of qigong has been of poor quality, such that it would be unwise to draw firm conclusions at this stage.