From pandemic to plandemic: examining the amplification and attenuation of COVID-19 misinformation on social media

• Main Authors: Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Bao, Huanyu, Wang, Yixi, Lim, Yi Torng
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Misinformation; Social Amplification of Risk
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172318
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines the proliferation of COVID-19 misinformation through Plandemic-a pseudo-documentary of COVID-19 conspiracy theories-on social media and examines how factors such as (a) themes of misinformation, (b) types of misinformation, (c) sources of misinformation, (d) emotions of misinform...