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Be it finance, health care or politics, there is a global “infodemic” of misinformation that is affecting people’s health and well-being, according to the World Health Organization.
Changing policies also created confusion and contributed to the spread of misinformation. For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) originally discouraged use of face masks by the general public in early 2020, advising "If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection ...
The promotion of misinformation has been used by American far-right groups such as QAnon, by rightwing outlets such as Fox News, by former US President Donald Trump and also other prominent Republicans to stoke anti-China sentiments, [45] [46] [43] and has led to increased anti-Asian activity on social media and in the real world. [47]
Misinformation has been spread during many health crises. [17] [28] For example, misinformation about alternative treatments was spread during the Ebola outbreak in 2014–2016. [37] [38] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the proliferation of mis- and dis-information was exacerbated by a general lack of health literacy. [39]
A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate finds that "just 12 anti-vaxxers are responsible for almost two-thirds of anti-vaccine content circulating on social media platforms."
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra claimed "instantaneous information and disinformation" was responsible for low trust in health officials.. In an interview ...
Transgender healthcare misinformation primarily relies on manufactured uncertainty from a network of conservative legal and advocacy organizations. [8] [3] These organizations have relied on similar techniques to climate change denialism, generating exaggerated uncertainty around reproductive health care, conversion therapy, and gender-affirming care.
This has led to governments and private organizations around the world introducing measures to incentivize or coerce vaccination, such as lotteries, [2] mandates, [3] and free entry to events, [4] which has in turn led to further misinformation about the legality and effect of these measures themselves.