Communication analysis of the COVID-19 infodemic by medical practitioners in China: A mixed methods study

Teng Zuo, Lingfeng He, Yuan Zheng, Zezheng Lin, Zelin Xu and Ning Li

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 374, issue C

Abstract: The infodemic during the public health policy transformation in Chinese mainland is known; however, the contributions of medical practitioners have not been evaluated. This study aimed to estimate the role of medical practitioners during the COVID-19 infodemic in Chinese mainland and reveal content structure and spatiotemporal features.

Keywords: Infodemic; Misinformation; COVID-19; Social media; Medical practitioners; Chinese mainland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118051

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