Infodemic

An infodemic is a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about certain issues.[1][2][3] The word is a portmanteau of information and epidemic and is used as a metaphor to describe how misinformation and disinformation can spread like a virus from person to person and affect people like a disease.[4] This term, originally coined in 2003 by David Rothkopf, rose to prominence in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

  1. ^ "Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) Situation Report - 13" (PDF). World Health Organization. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ Mooney, Peter; Juhász, Levente (July 2020). "Mapping COVID-19: How web-based maps contribute to the infodemic". Dialogues in Human Geography. 10 (2): 265–270. doi:10.1177/2043820620934926. S2CID 220415906.
  3. ^ Zielinski, Chris (2021). "Infodemics and infodemiology: a short history, a long future". Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 45: e40. doi:10.26633/RPSP.2021.40. PMC 8110882. PMID 33995517.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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