Endorsement of COVID-19 misinformation among criminal legal involved individuals in the United States: Prevalence and relationship with information sources

Xiaoquan Zhao, Aayushi Hingle, Cameron C Shaw, Amy Murphy, Breonna R Riddick, Rochelle R Davidson Mhonde, Bruce G Taylor, Phoebe A Lamuda, Harold A Pollack, John A Schneider and Faye S Taxman

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: Criminal legal system involvement (CLI) is a critical social determinant of health that lies at the intersection of multiple sources of health disparities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates many of these disparities, and specific vulnerabilities faced by the CLI population. This study investigated the prevalence of COVID-19-related misinformation, as well as its relationship with COVID-19 information sources used among Americans experiencing CLI. A nationally representative sample of American adults aged 18+ (N = 1,161), including a subsample of CLI individuals (n = 168), were surveyed in February-March 2021. On a 10-item test, CLI participants endorsed a greater number of misinformation statements (M = 1.88 vs. 1.27) than non-CLI participants, p

Date: 2024
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