Abuse of social media duringCOVID-19 pandemic in Fiji.
COVID-19
Fake news
Fijians
Mass communication
Journal
International journal of surgery (London, England)
ISSN: 1743-9159
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101228232
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
11
06
2021
accepted:
02
07
2021
pubmed:
7
7
2021
medline:
29
9
2021
entrez:
6
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The spread of misinformation, facilitated by social media and other digital platforms, has proven to be as destructive to global public health as the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself. Fake news adds challenges to human communication efforts, producing tension, misunderstanding, and disbelief. While social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Viber, etc. have provided a huge relief during the lockdown helping reduce mental stress and depression as well as facilitating online education, and work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also raised concerns over the spread of fake news. In such a situation, online fake news poses a new threat to public health communication as more people now depend on the internet to get health-related information. In response, this study seeks to understand how manipulation of news on social media has posed a threat to Fijian public health. Eventually, some of these have resulted in police investigations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34229095
pii: S1743-9191(21)00146-1
doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106012
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
106012Informations de copyright
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