The world of today presents a duality of phenomenal progress and persistent ills. Amid such
existential contradictions, public deliberation forms one of the central pillars of a functional …

While COVID-19 spreads aggressively and rapidly across the globe, many societies have
also witnessed the spread of other viral phenomena like misinformation, conspiracy …

This review aims (a) to investigate the motivations to share fake news on Social Media
Platforms (SMPs) according to the Self-Determination Theory (SDT);(b) to identify the …

Introduction COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a worldwide phenomenon and a serious threat
to pandemic control efforts. Until recently, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was not the cause of …

Can residents of Ukraine discern between pro-Kremlin disinformation and true statements?
Moreover, which pro-Kremlin disinformation claims are more likely to be believed, and by …

This study tests how perceptions of misinformation and disinformation in one's general news
media environment relate to media trust and media consumption patterns, relying on survey …

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced diplomats to embrace virtual platforms and to learn to
combine virtual and physical meetings in their work. In this article, we investigate how this …

The concept of social vulnerability has been increasingly applied in disaster literature, but its
communicative drivers have remained understudied. In this article, we put forward a …

During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, various officials flagged the critical threat of
false information. In this study, we explore how three major social media platforms …

Systematic and openly accessible data are vital to the scientific understanding of the social,
political, and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article introduces …