COVID-19 Infodemic: Impact of Misinformation on Society and Behavioral Science Insights

The COVID pandemic
unleashed much disinformation
regarding the virus

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 which is novel coronavirus that is COCID-19 which has
been accomplished by the wide range of issue or the misinformation and false information which
may affect the people and generate more fear. The major of misinformation and false information
are usually show the aspect of social media (Aknin and et. al., 2021). In this article, the
exploration the coronavirus which is infodemic and show the behavioural scientist that may
create the issue of address the problem. the negative influence which may cause for the
generation of COVID-19 that is related with the misinformation which is usually show the
widespread adoption towards the health protective behaviour which is associated with the
population. In addition, the insight from the behavioural science which can be leveraged in order
to manage the effective societal response into the curb which is usually spread the
misinformation which is related with the virus. In this report, there are wide range of false
information is generated which may create complication and consequence with the people
behaviour and psychological aspect that affect their mental health due to the fear. In this report,
the major of discussion is based on the false information or misinformation which is unleash
towards the people which may generate fear and anxiety due the virus (Debajyoti, Sanjukta and
Parvin, 2021).
MAIN BODY
The emergence of the COVID-19 is usually arising in 2019 in December which has been
quickly led to create the issue which is related with the global level and cause the worldwide
pandemic that usually claim thousands of death are occur on the daily basis. In the absence of an
effective treatment or the vaccine where the researcher used to point that the management of the
COVID-19 require leveraging insight from the social and behavioural science that is particularly
with the onset of regards to the non-pharmaceutical intervention which contain the spread of
misinformation about the virus. In addition, the spread of the virus is usually misleading the
information which is related with the virus, on which world health organisation usually warn the
ongoing infodemic or overabundance of information or data that may lead the real information
due the false information during the epidemic. This usually makes the thing harder in order to
find the information which is trustworthy and reliable information when they require it
(Franceschini and et. al., 2022). The three critical question which is help to show the better
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inform societal response to the infodemic, which is named as what is the scope and reach of
misinformation about the COVID-19 in the general population, the second question which is ask
with the report is evidence suggest that the false information about the current issue of COVID-
19 which is underpinning towards the public support for the adoption of preventive health
behaviour. In addition, due to the false information or data, the third question is arising which is
related with the insight of the psychology which is leveraged in order to manage the societal
response that limit the spread of influential misinformation (Horton, 2021).
The false information which is related with the virus are usually spread widely through the
social media platform, ranging to the peddling of the fake news and cures which is suggest for
the treatment of COVID-19 patient is also provided. People used to take this treatment and
facing the issue of side effect and negative impact due to the misinformation which provided.
The false information which is related with the COVID-19 such as gargling with lemon or salt
water and injecting the patient bleach. Due to the false conspiracy theories which is usually
developed during the spread during the virus that is the virus is usually bioengineered in the lab
of Wuhan or that the 5G cellular network is usually majorly causing or exacerbating the signs
and symptoms of COVID-19. In addition, the film which is rising the more conspiracy with the
rising issue of COVID-19 is enhance because the movie gathers millions of views. In addition,
they also becoming one of the most widespread examples of the virus-related false information.
In addition, the video usually includes the false treatment and health advice to the number of
people which may cause the complication when they are applying in real life. For example, the
video used to suggest that the wearing of mask promote the virus. In addition, the fake new about
the virus are usually promoted by the political elite such as president tump and Brazilian
president Jair where they announce in their meeting that the drug or medication of
hydroxychloroquine is usually working in all the places as the treatment for the virus (Michaels
and Michaels, 2021).
In addition, the misinformation which is related with the COVID-19 is usually not limited
towards the core aspect of information that is true or false which usually widen the scope of
issue. For instance, the advantage and disadvantage of the drug that is falsely claim for the
hydoxychloroquine to the effective treatment of virus that is not investigated as enough that
provide the effectiveness in the virus. The study and research are usually conducted on drug
which is prefer as the drug of choice during the spread of virus especially for the
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