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University Students’ Ability to Assess Misinformation About COVID-19
Yulong Gu, Zornitsa Kalibatseva, Xu Song, Sreelekha Prakash
1124 - 1125
10.3233/SHTI220299
Research Article
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 290: MEDINFO 2021: One World, One Health – Global Partnership for Digital Innovation
Abstract

In a university student survey on COVID-19 information assessment, 66% participants identified the falsehood of all misinformation statements and 66% provided web page URLs that are adequate in supporting statement accuracy assessment. The most cited web resources were government websites (43%) and media reports (30%). Those who identified misinformation falsehood were more likely to have higher GPA and liberal-leaning political views, and to implement evidence-based COVID prevention measures including mask-wearing and not self-medicating on (hydroxy-)chloroquine.

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