Open AccessInfodemia: Concept, Social and Political Consequences, Methods of Managing
Author(s) -
Alexandra V. Borkhsenius
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ gosudarstvennoe i municipalʹnoe upravlenie/vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ: gosudarstvennoe i municipalʹnoe upravlenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-1228
pISSN - 2312-8313
DOI - 10.22363/2312-8313-2021-8-1-52-58
Subject(s) - disinformation , popularity , politics , government (linguistics) , social media , narrative , political science , pandemic , phenomenon , public relations , covid-19 , political economy , internet privacy , sociology , law , medicine , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The article is devoted to the consideration of the infodemia phenomenon as a result of massive fakes injections associated with the 2019-nCoV pandemic. Author analyzes the global social and political consequences of disinformation in social networks and messengers on the topic of health, official health statistics and government methods to combat the spread of the virus. There is a decrease in trust to government authorities and official information sources and also an increase in the popularity of conspiracy narratives. Author identifies methods to deal with infodemia and analyzes their effectiveness.