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Understanding Interventions to Address Infodemics Through Epidemiological, Socioecological, and Environmental Health Models: Framework Analysis

Understanding Interventions to Address Infodemics Through Epidemiological, Socioecological, and Environmental Health Models: Framework Analysis

In the following sections, we outline the 3 frameworks applied in this study and their applications to infodemics. These frameworks were selected because they are well established in public health or are often referenced, implicitly or explicitly, in infodemic-related discourse. Public health frameworks were prioritized to reflect the growing application of public health perspectives to address misinformation during the pandemic.

Jennifer N John, Sara Gorman, David Scales

JMIR Infodemiology 2025;5:e67119

The Dual Nature of AI in Information Dissemination: Ethical Considerations

The Dual Nature of AI in Information Dissemination: Ethical Considerations

Generally, infodemics occur alongside pandemics, despite infodemics being phenomena that are not limited to their connection with public health events, for example, the Brexit referendum or the 2016 US presidential elections.

Federico Germani, Giovanni Spitale, Nikola Biller-Andorno

JMIR AI 2024;3:e53505

Effects of COVID-19 Illness and Vaccination Infodemic Through Mobile Health, Social Media, and Electronic Media on the Attitudes of Caregivers and Health Care Providers in Pakistan: Qualitative Exploratory Study

Effects of COVID-19 Illness and Vaccination Infodemic Through Mobile Health, Social Media, and Electronic Media on the Attitudes of Caregivers and Health Care Providers in Pakistan: Qualitative Exploratory Study

This exploratory qualitative research was employed to assess the role of infodemics through m Health, electronic media, and social media in Pakistan to explore the unique experiences and insights of populations, which may be overlooked in quantitative studies [19,20].

Abdul Momin Kazi, Nazia Ahsan, Rawshan Jabeen, Raheel Allana, Saima Jamal, Muhammad Ayub Khan Mughal, Kathryn L Hopkins, Fauzia Aman Malik

JMIR Infodemiology 2024;4:e49366

Charting the Information and Misinformation Landscape to Characterize Misinfodemics on Social Media: COVID-19 Infodemiology Study at a Planetary Scale

Charting the Information and Misinformation Landscape to Characterize Misinfodemics on Social Media: COVID-19 Infodemiology Study at a Planetary Scale

The increasing reliance on platforms as a means for communication during COVID-19 underscored the importance of infodemiology, which is the study of the spread of “health information and misinformation” on online platforms [1,2], and brought the concept of infodemics, defined as the epidemic-like spread of information, to the public eye [3]. While the intensity of its effects varies based on country and culture, infodemics was and continues to be a salient issue in COVID-19 discourse [4,5].

Emily Chen, Julie Jiang, Ho-Chun Herbert Chang, Goran Muric, Emilio Ferrara

JMIR Infodemiology 2022;2(1):e32378

The Pandemic, Infodemic, and People’s Resilience in India: Viewpoint

The Pandemic, Infodemic, and People’s Resilience in India: Viewpoint

Digital solutions can mitigate infodemics and plays a key role in re-establishing our society through the lens of SDGs. This viewpoint highlights the need to develop and apply digital solutions to pandemic situations and further reprocess to focus on SDGs. Proactive development of educational tools can promote well-being and help dissuade panic-ridden behaviors that lead to infodemics.

Shabbir Syed Abdul, Meghna Ramaswamy, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Oommen John, Thejkiran Pitti, Babita Parashar

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021;7(12):e31645

The Impact of the Online COVID-19 Infodemic on French Red Cross Actors’ Field Engagement and Protective Behaviors: Mixed Methods Study

The Impact of the Online COVID-19 Infodemic on French Red Cross Actors’ Field Engagement and Protective Behaviors: Mixed Methods Study

Infodemics as informational companions to epidemics developed with the first SARS epidemic and continued subsequently during the H1 N1, Ebola, and Zika public health emergencies [8-10]. The World Health Organization Director General popularized the term in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, declaring, “We are not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic” [11].

Leonardo W Heyerdahl, Benedetta Lana, Tamara Giles-Vernick

JMIR Infodemiology 2021;1(1):e27472