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2020 Misinfodemic Report: COVID-19 in Emerging Economies

Misinfodemic: when online misinformation contributes to real-world disease. In the coming months, Meedan will publish eight pieces of reporting and analysis in an effort to map the anatomy of the global COVID-19 information ecosystem.
2020 Misinfodemic Report: COVID-19 in Emerging Economies

Introduction

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Part One

Public Trust and the Pandemic

In some countries, an erosion of public trust has set a stage for confusion and information chaos during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Title
Authors
Date
False health information in Kenya
Africa Check
June 23, 2020
April 2, 2024
How a volcanic eruption frames the pandemic in the Philippines
Ellen Tordesillas, Merinette Retona and Celine Isabelle Samson
August 13, 2020
April 2, 2024
Part Two

Informal Information Leaders

Individuals are turning to informal and unofficial sources of health information, such as online forums, religious leaders and private messaging apps.
Title
Authors
Date
Trust, Religion, and Politics: Coronavirus Misinformation in Iran
Mahsa Alimardani and Mona Elswah
April 2, 2024
June 23, 2020
Churches and the COVID-19 misinfodemic in South Korea
Taeksoo Cho and Gi W Yun
April 2, 2024
August 20, 2020
Part Three

Governing a Pandemic World

How does COVID-19 and the information ecosystem surrounding it impact governance?
Title
Authors
Date
COVID-19 and China’s Information Control Policy
King-wa Fu
July 28, 2020
April 2, 2024
Bolsonaro’s Messaging Sows Misinformation, Confusion Throughout Latin America
Joana Suarez
September 22, 2020
April 2, 2024

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