University of Kwazulu-Natal

Overview Of Misinformation And Disinformation Jstor

Bonisiwe Shabane
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overview of misinformation and disinformation jstor

Received 2022 Nov 17; Accepted 2022 Dec 13; Collection date 2022 Dec. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Objectives: This paper aimed to provide a systematic review of relevant articles from the perspectives of literature distribution, research hotspots, and existing results to obtain the frontier directions in the field of disinformation. Methods: We analyzed disinformation publications published between 2002 and 2021 using bibliometric methods based on the Web of Science. There were 5666 papers analyzed using Derwent Data Analyzer (DDA).

Results: The result shows that the USA was the most influential country in this area, while Ecker and Lewandowsky from the University of Western Australia published the largest volumes of papers. Keywords such as “social media”, “COVID-19”, and “vaccination” have gained immense popularity recently. Conclusions: We summarized four themes that are of the biggest concern to scholars: group heterogeneity of misinformation in memory, disinformation mechanism in social media, public health related to COVID-19, and application of big data... The future agenda of disinformation is summarized from three aspects: the mechanism of disinformation, social media users, and the application of algorithms. This work can be a meaningful resource for researchers’ study in the area of disinformation. Keywords: disinformation, bibliometric analysis, keywords analysis, hot topics

Disinformation is non-accidentally misleading information [1]. It will do direct or indirect harm to people in venture capital [2,3], medical treatment [4,5,6,7], public opinion [8,9,10,11], and even political communication [12,13,14,15,16,17]. Consequently, it becomes extremely significant to review research relevant to disinformation. Prototypical varieties about disinformation are false information [18], misinformation [19], and information pollution [20]. To avoid a too broad or narrow definition, this paper focuses on the research process of disinformation. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

Misinformation is false information spread without intent to harm, while disinformation is false information deliberately spread to mislead and manipulate facts. Misinformation spreads quickly on social media because users can easily share false information with a simple click, often without verifying its accuracy, leading to rapid dissemination. Disinformation affects elections by spreading false narratives that undermine trust in the electoral process, influencing public opinion and voter behavior. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mis- and disinformation spread false claims about cures, treatments, and vaccine risks, leading to confusion, lower vaccination rates, and preventable deaths.

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