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Reviews in Infodemiology (7) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1849) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (628) Misinformation and Disinformation Outbreaks and Information Prevalence Studies (77) Disaster Medicine and Mass Casualty Management (33) Infoveillance, Infodemiology, Digital Disease Surveillance, Infodemic Management (1105) Information Quality in Digital Media (387)

Published on in Vol 5 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/70413, first published .
The Impact of Misinformation on Social Media in the Context of Natural Disasters: Narrative Review

The Impact of Misinformation on Social Media in the Context of Natural Disasters: Narrative Review

The Impact of Misinformation on Social Media in the Context of Natural Disasters: Narrative Review

Authors of this article:

Sonya Hilberts1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mark Govers1 Author Orcid Image ;   Elena Petelos1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Silvia Evers1 Author Orcid Image
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Sonya Hilberts   1 , BSc, MAEd ;   Mark Govers   1 , PhD ;   Elena Petelos   1, 2 , PhD ;   Silvia Evers   1 , PhD

1 Department Health Services Research, CAPHRI School at Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2 Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

Corresponding Author:

  • Sonya Hilberts, BSc, MAEd
  • Department Health Services Research, CAPHRI School at Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
  • Maastricht University
  • Bonnefantenstraat 2
  • Maastricht 6211 KL
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: 61455420982
  • Email: s.hilberts@maastrichtuniversity.nl