Shared Content on Facebook Often Propagates Inaccurate or Misleading Information Regarding Covid-19

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>With billions of monthly active users, Facebook has an unprecedented ability for the dissemination of information. In healthcare, attempts have been made to utilize this tool for goals such as predicting disease onset; however, shared articles that omit information or propagate incorrect statements may have a negative effect. The goal of this study was to assess the accuracy of informat...

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• COVID-19
• Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
• Genetic Variation
• melanin and skin pigmentation
• SARS-CoV-2
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
• Zoonotic diseases and public health

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Literature Corpus work

c60b01b4-0197-597a-96f8-5cc935ad036a

DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-31047/v1