Online social networks (OSNs) are rapidly growing and have become a huge source of all
kinds of global and local news for millions of users. However, OSNs are a double-edged …

The spread of misinformation poses a considerable threat to public health and the
successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to …

Misinformation has been identified as a major contributor to various contentious
contemporary events ranging from elections and referenda to the response to the COVID-19 …

Online misinformation continues to have adverse consequences for society. Inoculation
theory has been put forward as a way to reduce susceptibility to misinformation by informing …

Purpose As the new coronavirus disease propagated around the world, the rapid spread of
news caused uncertainty in the population. False news has taken over social media …

Thinking skills are essential to achieve sustainable social development. Nonetheless, there
is no specific instrument that assesses all of these skills as a whole. The present study …

As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out across the world, there are growing concerns about the
roles that trust, belief in conspiracy theories, and spread of misinformation through social …

There has been increasing concern with the growing infusion of misinformation, or “fake
news”, into public discourse and politics in many western democracies. Our article first …

Background Opinion polls on vaccination intentions suggest that COVID-19 vaccine
hesitancy is increasing worldwide; however, the usefulness of opinion polls to prepare mass …

Widespread acceptance of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) will be the next major step in fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …