Individual Response to the Spread of Misinformation about COVID-19 via Facebook and WhatsApp

The dissemination of misinformation on social media platforms is faster than the spread of Corona Virus Diseases (COVID-19), and it can have severe negative effects on health in the midst of a catastrophe such as COVID-19. Consequently, this study examined the dissemination of misinformation on Face...

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Published in:Procedia computer science 2024, Vol.234, p.962-969
Main Authors: Jalaludin, Farah Waheeda, Loh, Yin Xia, Seah, Choon Sen, Chang, Yik Khoon, Arif, Ezatul Emilia Muhammad, Chin, Wai Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
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COVID-19
Facebook
Individual Response
Misinformation
social media
WhatsApp
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Summary:The dissemination of misinformation on social media platforms is faster than the spread of Corona Virus Diseases (COVID-19), and it can have severe negative effects on health in the midst of a catastrophe such as COVID-19. Consequently, this study examined the dissemination of misinformation on Facebook and WhatsApp from the perspectives of general misinformation belief, conspiracy belief, religious misinformation belief, and credibility evaluations' impact on COVID-19 individual responses. A total of 281 samples were collected, and the Software Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the collected data. The findings have practical implications for the public, so they will be wary of misinformation, particularly regarding the authority of a country or region, and take appropriate security measures against catastrophic misinformation in order to safeguard the public health from exploitation.
ISSN:1877-0509
1877-0509
DOI:10.1016/j.procs.2024.03.085