The "Infodemic" Infodemic
Toward a More Nuanced Understanding of Truth-Claims and the Need for (Not) Combatting Misinformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicole M Krause (0000-0003-0550-9546, corresponding author), Isabelle Freiling (0000-0002-6046-4005), Dietram A Scheufele (0000-0002-9914-5407) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 700 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 112-123 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027162221086263 |
| OpenAlex | W4229079448 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 30 |
Scholarship on (mis)information does not easily translate into recommendations for policy-makers and policy influencers who wish to judge the accuracy of science-related truth claims. This is partly due to much of this literature being based on lab experiments with captive audiences that tell us little about the durability or scalability of any potential intervention in the real world. More importantly, the "accuracy" of scientific truth claims is much more difficult to define than many scholars in this space acknowledge. Uncertainties associated with the nature of science, sociopolitical climates, and media systems introduce compounding error in assessments of claim accuracy. We, therefore, need a more nuanced understanding of misinformation and disinformation than those often present in discussions of the "infodemic." Here, we propose a new framework for evaluating science-related truth claims and apply it to real-world examples. We conclude by discussing implications for research and action on (mis)information, given that distinguishing between true and false claims is not as easy as it is sometimes purported to be
Action (physics) · Computer security · Data science · Disinformation · Epistemology · False accusation · Internet privacy · Misinformation · Political science · Scholarship · Social media · Sociology · Computer Science · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
Science and Ethics of “Curing” Misinformation
Persistence of Misinformation
Disinformation as process
The shift to authenticity
Misinformation
Biased, not lazy
The media literacy dilemma
How can the collaborative participation of regulators, whistleblowers, and parties effectively promote rumor management in public health emergencies
Support for misinformation regulation on social media
(Why) Is Misinformation a Problem
Correcting climate change misinformation on social media
The Interplay of Knowledge Overestimation, Social Media Use, and Populist Ideas
Perceived misinformation in offshore wind
Old Threats, New Name? Generative AI and Visual Journalism
Reluctant arbiters of truth
A Mixed-Methods Study of Public Understanding of Scientific Uncertainty
When AI and Humans Produce Partial Truths
Governance by trust mediators in the digital society
Online politicizations of science
Not a Bioweapon, or is it? The Role of Perceived Threats and Media Use in Covid-19 Misperceptions
Sowing “seeds of doubt
The importance of centering harm in data infrastructures for ‘soft moderation
Health misinformation
Combating anti-transgender misinformation
Americans’ Attitudes toward the Affordable Care Act
Contesting Authority to Adjudicate Misinformation
Openness to change among Covid misinformation endorsers
Infodemic, Ignorance, or Imagination? The Problem of Misinformation in Health Emergencies
Misinformation as a Misunderstood Challenge to Public Health
Computer-based personality judgments are more accurate than those made by humans
Misinformation in and about science
Does high public debt consistently stifle economic growth? A critique of Reinhart and Rogoff
The Science of Open (Communication) Science
Defining “Fake News”
The End of Framing as we Know it … and the Future of Media Effects
Believing and sharing misinformation, fact-checks, and accurate information on social media
Fact-checking as risk communication
Native advertising and the cultivation of counterfeit news
The Politics of Agenda-Building
Disinformation as Political Communication
Taking Fact-Checks Literally But Not Seriously? The Effects of Journalistic Fact-Checking on Factual Beliefs and Candidate Favorability
Political Misinformation
Rumors and Health Care Reform
Correcting Misperceptions About Genetically Modified Food on Social Media
Defining and Measuring Scientific Misinformation
Reducing Health Misinformation in Science
The Structure of Foreign News
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |