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

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments installed measures to contain the disease.
Information about these measures was disseminated through news media. Nonetheless …

Despite a wealth of research examining the effectiveness of correction of misinformation, not
enough is known about how people experience such correction when it occurs on social …

Objectives This study explored the factors influencing health behaviours during the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China. The impact of perceived stress …

Background The perceived threat of a contagious virus may lead people to be distrustful of
immigrants and out-groups. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the salient politicized discourses …

As of writing of this paper, over 94 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with
COVID-19 infection and over 2 million people have died. During crisis situations, people …

This study explores the effects of traditional media and social media on different types of
knowledge about COVID-19. We also explore how surveillance motivation moderates the …

Rooted in the emotions-as-frames model (EFM), this research examines how hope, fear, and
annoyance are evoked through health news headline scanning, and how these emotions …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic would have particularly
affected acute stroke care. However, its impact is clearly inherent to the local stroke network …

Many research studies defined news pages that connect users with public affairs as social
media influencers. This includes opinion leaders, journalists, media personnel, editors, and …