False news around COVID-19 circulated less on Sina Weibo than on Twitter. How to overcome false information?
CP Rodríguez, BV Carballido… - … Journal of Social …, 2020 - hipatiapress.com
Since the Coronavirus health emergency was declared, many are the fake news that have
circulated around this topic, including rumours, conspiracy theories and myths. According to
the World Economic Forum, fake news is one of the threats in today's societies, since this
type of information circulates fast and is often inaccurate and misleading. Moreover, fake-
news are far more shared than evidence-based news among social media users and thus,
this can potentially lead to decisions that do not consider the individual's best interest …
circulated around this topic, including rumours, conspiracy theories and myths. According to
the World Economic Forum, fake news is one of the threats in today's societies, since this
type of information circulates fast and is often inaccurate and misleading. Moreover, fake-
news are far more shared than evidence-based news among social media users and thus,
this can potentially lead to decisions that do not consider the individual's best interest …