Misinformation messages shared via WhatsApp in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory study.
Health Promot Int
; 38(3)2023 Jun 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37140349
As an encrypted social media platform with hardly accessible content, little is known about the role of WhatsApp in spreading misinformation messages (either false or misleading information) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. In this study, researchers studied the content, format, time and channel of distribution of WhatsApp messages containing information about COVID-19 collected via their personal contacts and their social networks from March 18 to June 30, 2020. Half of all messages were visually-appealing and the content changed according to the population´s concerns. WhatsApp messages were also distributed in several other social media platforms. Understanding the format and content of misinformation may help to design dynamic health information and promotion campaigns against it. Regulations of public social media such as Youtube can have a positive impact on WhatsApp.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mídias Sociais
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Promot Int
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos