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Exploring Public Sentiment on the Repurposing of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Treatment: Cross-Sectional Study Using Twitter Data

Exploring Public Sentiment on the Repurposing of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Treatment: Cross-Sectional Study Using Twitter Data

This sentiment analysis focuses on Twitter discussions about ivermectin, showing public opinion that, while not devoid of misinformation risks, these discussions offer an alternative lens to understand the societal pulse on this contentious topic [6]. By examining the sentiments expressed on Twitter, we aim to add nuance to the ongoing discourse, acknowledging the platform's influence on public perception and its implications for health communication strategies.

Angga Prawira Kautsar, Rano Kurnia Sinuraya, Jurjen van der Schans, Maarten Jacobus Postma, Auliya A Suwantika

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e50536

Understanding Interventions to Address Infodemics Through Epidemiological, Socioecological, and Environmental Health Models: Framework Analysis

Understanding Interventions to Address Infodemics Through Epidemiological, Socioecological, and Environmental Health Models: Framework Analysis

As of April 2022, 24% of COVID-19 mortality, or 234,000 deaths, was vaccine-preventable [2], and misinformation and disinformation cost the United States between US $50,000,000 and US $300,000,000 each day during the pandemic in health care spending and economic losses [3]. These impacts demonstrated the necessity of addressing misinformation as part of public health responses [4].

Jennifer N John, Sara Gorman, David Scales

JMIR Infodemiology 2025;5:e67119

Quantifying Public Engagement With Science and Malinformation on COVID-19 Vaccines: Cross-Sectional Study

Quantifying Public Engagement With Science and Malinformation on COVID-19 Vaccines: Cross-Sectional Study

The growing dominance of social media as a news source has resulted in not only widespread engagement with science but also a perpetuation of medical misinformation in fields ranging from dementia [1] to cardiology [2] and cancer [3,4] and beyond.

David Robert Grimes, David H Gorski

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e64679

Experiences of Public Health Professionals Regarding Crisis Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

Experiences of Public Health Professionals Regarding Crisis Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health organizations worldwide experienced difficulties with the “infodemic” of misinformation on social media [17]. Before the pandemic, researchers had recognized the importance of management of misinformation and studied countermeasures [18-21]. However, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the inexperience of public health agencies in dealing with the influence of misinformation during an emergency [22,23].

Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Marina Terada, Hiroko Okada, Rie Yokota, Takahiro Kiuchi

JMIR Infodemiology 2025;5:e66524

Beliefs in Misinformation About COVID-19 and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Are Linked: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey Study

Beliefs in Misinformation About COVID-19 and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Are Linked: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey Study

A moderate positive correlation discovered between BM-C and BM-U supports our hypothesis, indicating that a significant number of individuals believing in COVID-19 misinformation have also adopted ideological misinformation regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Dominika Grygarová, Marek Havlík, Petr Adámek, Jiří Horáček, Veronika Juríčková, Jaroslav Hlinka, Ladislav Kesner

JMIR Infodemiology 2025;5:e62913

Medical Misinformation in AI-Assisted Self-Diagnosis: Development of a Method (EvalPrompt) for Analyzing Large Language Models

Medical Misinformation in AI-Assisted Self-Diagnosis: Development of a Method (EvalPrompt) for Analyzing Large Language Models

With their increased usage, LLMs are gaining user trust [3], partly due to the anthropomorphic responses produced by models such as GPT-4o, even though they can generate misinformation at scale [4,5]. Recent reports highlight the inability of differentiating truth from misinformation, and the potential collapse of health care systems, as major disruptors on the horizon [6]. This emphasizes the urgent need to develop solutions to ensure the delivery of factual information.

Troy Zada, Natalie Tam, Francois Barnard, Marlize Van Sittert, Venkat Bhat, Sirisha Rambhatla

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e66207

Crisis Communication About the Maui Wildfires on TikTok: Content Analysis of Engagement With Maui Wildfire–Related Posts Over 1 Year

Crisis Communication About the Maui Wildfires on TikTok: Content Analysis of Engagement With Maui Wildfire–Related Posts Over 1 Year

One study analyzed Tik Tok videos from official accounts featured in the COVID-19 information hub, focusing on how credible information was disseminated to combat misinformation during the pandemic, highlighting the platform’s role in delivering accessible, authoritative public health messaging [32].

Jim P Stimpson, Aditi Srivastava, Ketan Tamirisa, Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula, Alexander N Ortega

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e67515

Evaluating the Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behaviors of People Living With Multiple Sclerosis: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Evaluating the Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behaviors of People Living With Multiple Sclerosis: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Misinformation can be defined as information that is not in accordance with the leading scientific consensus [4]. Although misinformation is widespread across the web-based sphere, social media sources including Twitter, You Tube, Facebook, and Whats App have been found to be the predominant outlets of misinformation [3,5]. With most of the health information on the web assessed as being of low-quality, inaccurate, and incomplete [6,7], users are at an increased risk of being deceived by misinformation.

Véronique Duguay, Dominique Comeau, Tiffany Turgeon, Nadia Bouhamdani, Mathieu Belanger, Lyle Weston, Tammy Johnson, Nicole Manzer, Melissa Giberson, Ludivine Chamard-Witkowski

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e63763

Transformer-Based Tool for Automated Fact-Checking of Online Health Information: Development Study

Transformer-Based Tool for Automated Fact-Checking of Online Health Information: Development Study

With rapid progressions in the digital age, and the vast dissemination of textual information available online, the likelihood of coming across misinformation has surged [1,2]. Misinformation refers to information that is untrue, incorrect, or deceptive in nature [3]. It is prevalent across various domains, with social media being a particularly prominent source [4]. Indeed, many people seek health-related topics on modern platforms and websites available online [5].

Azadeh Bayani, Alexandre Ayotte, Jean Noel Nikiema

JMIR Infodemiology 2025;5:e56831