Description/Abstract
In times of public health crises, like COVID-19, a country’s residents must be able to access valid, timely, and evidence-based information that can guide behaviors and prevention strategies. Disinformation undermines these efforts and represents an existential threat to U.S. population health.
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Document Type
Issue Brief
Keywords
public health, disinformation, Psychopolitics
Disciplines
American Politics | Public Health
Date
7-7-2020
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Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Dr. Shannon Monnat and Megan Ray for helpful edits on an earlier version of this brief and Lerner Center staff for publication and dissemination efforts.
Recommended Citation
McNeill Brown, Austin, "Digital Disinformation Is a Threat to Public Health" (2020). Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion: Population Health Research Brief Series. 31.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/31
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