Quality Assessment of Health Information on Social Media During a Public Health Crisis: Infodemiology Study
This study highlights a significant issue with the quality, reliability, and transparency of online health-related information during a public health challenge. The extensive shortcomings observed across frequently shared websites on Twitter highlight the critical need for continuous evaluation and improvement of online health content during the early stages of future health crises. Without consistent oversight and improvement, we risk repeating the same shortcomings in future, potentially more challenging situations.
Authors
- R. Estakhrian Haghighi
- Mohsen Farhadloo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7104-4380)
Institutions
- Concordia University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Infodemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/70756
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00