Infodemic and fake news-A comprehensive overview of its global magnitude during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021: A scoping review

被引：68

作者：

Balakrishnan, Vimala ^{[1
]}

Ng, Wei Zhen ^{[1
]}

Soo, Mun Chong ^{[1
]}

Han, Gan Joo ^{[1
]}

Lee, Choon Jiat ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Malaya, Fac Comp Sci & Informat Technol, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

[2] Univ Malaya, Fac Med, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION | 2022年 / 78卷

关键词：

COVID-19; Fake news; Motives; Detection; Topic; Scoping review; SOCIAL MEDIA; MISINFORMATION; INFORMATION; OUTBREAK; ABILITY; PEOPLE; IMPACT; CHINA; WEB;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103144

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

The spread of fake news increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. This study aims to synthesize the extant literature to understand the magnitude of this phenomenon in the wake of the pandemic in 2021, focusing on the motives and sociodemographic profiles, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools developed, and the top trending topics related to fake news. A scoping review was adopted targeting articles published in five academic databases (January 2021-November 2021), resulting in 97 papers. Most of the studies were empirical in nature (N = 69) targeting the general population (N = 26) and social media users (N = 13), followed by AIbased detection tools (N = 27). Top motives for fake news sharing include low awareness, knowledge, and health/media literacy, Entertainment/Pass Time/Socialization, Altruism, and low trust in government/news media, whilst the phenomenon was more prominent among those with low education, males and younger. Machine and deep learning emerged to be the widely explored techniques in detecting fake news, whereas top topics were related to vaccine, virus, cures/remedies, treatment, and prevention. Immediate intervention and prevention efforts are needed to curb this anti-social behavior considering the world is still struggling to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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