How Right-Leaning Media Coverage of COVID-19 Facilitated the Spread of Misinformation in the Early Stages of the Pandemic in the U.S.
2020/05/01 by Matt Motta, Dominik Stecula, Dominik Stecuła +2 · 452 citations
Computer Science · Medicine · Social Sciences · #2019-20 coronavirus outbreak #Coronavirus #Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) #Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection #Infectious disease (medical specialty) #Law #Medicine #Misinformation #Misinformation and Its Impacts #Outbreak #Pandemic #Political science #Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) #Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy #Virology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s0008423920000396
published in Canadian Journal of Political Science 53(2), 335-342 (Cambridge University Press)
openalex publication_date 2020/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
Abstract
We have yet to know the ultimate global impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, we do know that delays, denials and misinformation about COVID-19 have exacerbated its spread and slowed pandemic response, particularly in the U.S. (e.g., Abutaleb et al., 2020).
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