Countering misinformation via WhatsApp: Preliminary evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe

We examine how information from trusted social media sources can shape knowledge and behavior when misinformation and mistrust are widespread. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe, we partnered with a trusted civil society organization to randomize the timing of the dissemination of m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2020-10, Vol.15 (10), p.e0240005-e0240005
Hauptverfasser:	Bowles, Jeremy, Larreguy, Horacio, Liu, Shelley
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Civil society Communication Compliance Computer and Information Sciences Control Coronavirus Infections - psychology Coronaviruses Costs COVID-19 Deception Design Digital media Disease transmission Epidemics False information Humans Information Dissemination Information sources Instant messaging software Internet Knowledge Media coverage Medical research Medicine and Health Sciences Messages Misinformation Pandemics People and Places Pneumonia, Viral - psychology Polls & surveys Research and Analysis Methods Response rates Social distancing Social Media - statistics & numerical data Social networks Social Sciences Surveys Viruses Zimbabwe
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