G. d'Annunzio

Jul 1, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Zhejiang Gongshang |Pier Luigi |G. d'Annunzio |Marc J. Struelens

Introduction On 2 February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized the COVID-19 infodemic as an overabundance of information, “some accurate and some not—that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it.” Indeed, this assessment sheds light on the fact that we have struggled with both the COVID-19 pandemic and co-evolving infodemics (e.g., disinformation, misinformation, fake news, rumors, and lies) in the aftermath of the...