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Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation on Information Seeking, Avoidance, and Processing: A Multicountry Comparative Study

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Kim, Hye Kyung, Ahn, Jisoo, Atkinson, Lucy, Kahlor, Lee Ann·2020·Science Communication
DOI 10.1177/1075547020959670PMC PMC7492825
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We examined the implications of exposure to misinformation about COVID-19 in the United States, South Korea, and Singapore in the early stages of the global pandemic. The online survey results showed that misinformation exposure reduced information insufficiency, which subsequently led to greater information avoidance and heuristic processing, as well as less systematic processing of COVID-19 information. Indirect effects differ by country and were stronger in the U.S. sample than in the Singapore sample. This study highlights negative consequences of misinformation during a global pandemic and addresses possible cultural and situational differences in how people interpret and respond to misinformation.

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Figure 1. Informational implications of misinformation on COVID-19.
Figure 1. Informational implications of misinformation on COVID-19.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2. Effects of misinformation on information seeking, avoidance, and processing by country. Note. US = United States; KR = South Korea; SG = Singapore.
Figure 2. Effects of misinformation on information seeking, avoidance, and processing by country. Note. US = United States; KR = South Korea; SG = Singapore.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3. Effects of information insufficiency on information seeking, avoidance, and processing by country. Note. US = United States; KR = South Korea; SG = Singapore.
Figure 3. Effects of information insufficiency on information seeking, avoidance, and processing by country. Note. US = United States; KR = South Korea; SG = Singapore.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Kim, H. K., Ahn, J., Atkinson, L., & Kahlor, L. A.
Affiliations
  • Nanyang Technological University (SG)
  • Hallym University (KR)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Kim, Hye Kyung
ORCID
Venue
Science Communication
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2020-09-13
Volume
42
Issue
5
Pages
586-615
ISSN
  • 0164-0259 (ISSN-L)
  • 1075-5470
  • 1552-8545
DOI
10.1177/1075547020959670
PMC
PMC7492825
OpenAlex
W3086361638
Cited by
313
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 71 · 2022: 93 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 5
FWCI
71.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Science Communication (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • ministry of education - singapore (Academic Research Fund Tier 1)
  • national research foundation of korea (NRF-2018S1A3A2074932)
  • Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Keywords
COVID-19 misinformation, information seeking, information avoidance, heuristic processing, systematic processing, information insufficiency, cross-cultural comparison, pandemic response, United States, South Korea, Singapore

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