The Negative Effects of False Balance in Media Coverage. Influencing the Public's Attitude Towards COVID-19 Vaccination

Lack of trust in science and official information, misinformation and conspiracy theories play an important role in increasing vaccine hesitancy and disseminating the solely scientific evidence is not enough to influence people's attitudes when faced with contradictory information. The media pl...

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