Fighting the COVID-19 Infodemic: Modeling the Perspective of Journalists, Fact-Checkers, Social Media Platforms, Policy Makers, and the Society

Disinformation, i.e., information that is both false and means harm, thrives in social media. Most often, it is used for political purposes, e.g., to influence elections or simply to cause distrust in society. It can also target medical issues, most notably the use of vaccines. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the political ...More