by
Yesha Tshering Paul and Amrita Sengupta
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published
Apr 03, 2025
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filed under:
Information Disorders,
Fake News,
Internet Governance,
Covid19
In this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its impact on elections, marginalized communities, and public health, mainstream information disorder research does not sufficiently prioritise the underlying psychological factors that influence information trust.
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