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Reviews in Infodemiology (26) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (2655) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (932) Information Quality in Digital Media (450) Infoveillance, Infodemiology, Digital Disease Surveillance, Infodemic Management (1393) Disaster Medicine and Mass Casualty Management (44) Misinformation and Disinformation Outbreaks and Information Prevalence Studies (157)

Published on in Vol 5 (2025)

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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

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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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