Published on in Vol 24 , No 2 (2022) :February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/35552, first published .
A Deadly Infodemic: Social Media and the Power of COVID-19 Misinformation

A Deadly Infodemic: Social Media and the Power of COVID-19 Misinformation

A Deadly Infodemic: Social Media and the Power of COVID-19 Misinformation

Michael A Gisondi 1 , MD ;   Rachel Barber 2 ;   Jemery Samuel Faust 3 , MS, MD ;   Ali Raja 4 , MBA, MD ;   Matthew C Strehlow 5 , MD ;   Lauren M Westafer 6 , DO ;   Michael Gottlieb 7 , MD

1 The Precision Education and Assessment Research Lab , Department of Emergency Medicine , Stanford University , Palo Alto , CA , US

2 Stanford University , Stanford , CA , US

3 Department of Emergency Medicine , Brigham and Womens Hospital , Harvard University , Boston , MA , US

4 Department of Emergency Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard University , Boston , MA , US

5 Stanford Emergency Medicine International , Department of Emergency Medicine , Stanford University , Stanford , CA , US

6 Department of Emergency Medicine , University of Massachusetts , Worchester , MA , US

7 Department of Emergency Medicine , Rush University , Chicago , IL , US

Corresponding Author:

  • Michael A Gisondi, MD
  • The Precision Education and Assessment Research Lab
  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Stanford University
  • 900 Welch Road - Suite 350
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • US
  • Phone: 1 650-721-4023
  • Email: mgisondi@stanford.edu