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Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation

Abstract:: In this RISJ factsheet we identify some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation seen so far. We analyse a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation rated false or misleading by factcheckers and published in English between January and the end of March 2020, drawn from a collection of fact-checks maintained by First Draft News.

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Brennen, J. S., Simon, F. M., Howard, P. N., & Nielsen, R. K. (2020). Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation (RISJ Factsheets). Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

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Brennen, J. S., et al. Types, Sources, and Claims of COVID-19 Misinformation. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, 2020.

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Brennen, JS, FM Simon, PN Howard, and RK Nielsen. 2020. “Types, Sources, and Claims of COVID-19 Misinformation.” RISJ Factsheets. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
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+ Simon, FM More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Oxford Internet Institute
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+ Howard, PN More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Oxford Internet Institute
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+ Nielsen, RK More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Series:: RISJ Factsheets
Place of publication:: Oxford
Publication date:: 2020-04-07
DOI:: 10.60625/risj-awvq-sr55

Language:: English
Keywords:: information disorder

disinformation

infodemic

COVID-19 misinformation

health misinformation

coronavirus misinformation
Pubs id:: 1100924
Local pid:: pubs:1100924
Deposit date:: 2020-04-22

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Copyright holder:: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Copyright date:: 2020
Rights statement:: Published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. This is an open access paper under a Creative Commons license.

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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