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Problemy Zarządzania

2021 | 2/2021 (92) | 49-63

Article title

The Role of (Dis)information in Society During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

Zuzanna Czudy , Milena Matuszczak , Marta Donderska , Józef Haczyński

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Rola szerzenia dezinformacji wśród społeczeństwa w czasie pandemii COVID-19

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Abstracts

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Cel: wykazanie szkodliwości dezinformacji oraz podsumowanie fałszywych informacji dotyczących COVID-19, na które najczęściej są narażeni odbiorcy. Skonfrontowano najpopularniejsze mity nt. SARS-CoV-2 z wynikami badań naukowych Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). Metodologia: przegląd prac oryginalnych oraz przeglądowych dotyczących mitów nt. COVID-19. Wyniki: pandemia COVID-19 postawiła przed społeczeństwem wyzwanie w postaci nadmiaru informacji związanych z SARS-CoV-2. Niektóre z tych informacji mogą być fałszywe i potencjalnie szkodliwe. Zagrożenie stanowią również szybkie oraz docierające do szerokiego grona odbiorców rozprzestrzenianie informacji. Ograniczenia/implikacje badawcze: przedmiot publikacji, choroba COVID-19 jest poddawana nieustannym badaniom. Pojawia się wiele nowych publikacji, których nie sposób było uwzględnić w tym artykule, wymaga on zatem aktualizacji. Oryginalność/wartość: podczas pisania artykułu nie znaleziono podobnej publikacji. Jego tematyka pozwala na zwiększenie społecznej świadomości dotyczącej roli dezinformacji w czasie pandemii COVID-19.
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Purpose: Demonstrating the harmfulness of disinformation and summarizing the COVID-19 false information to which recipients are most often exposed. Confrontation of the most popular myths about SARS-CoV-2 with the results of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). Design/methodology/approach: A review of original papers and reviews of myths about COVID-19. Findings: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the public with information overload related to SARSCoV- 2. Some of this information may be false and potentially harmful. The rapid spread of information reaching a wide audience is also a threat. Research limitations/implications: The subject of COVID-19 is still unknown and is under constant research, there are many new publications that we are not able to include and this publication needs to be updated. Originality/value: We have not found a similar publication on this topic. The article draws attention to the problem of misinformation, thus helping in the prevention of infections and misguided harmful behaviors.

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Publisher

Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych

Journal

Problemy Zarządzania

Year

2021

Issue

2/2021 (92)

Pages

49-63

Physical description

Dates

published
2021

Contributors

author
Zuzanna Czudy
  • Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
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Milena Matuszczak
  • Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
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Marta Donderska
  • Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
author
Józef Haczyński
  • Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, Poland

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Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

DOI
10.7172/1644-9584.92.3
Biblioteka Nauki
2055700

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_7172_1644-9584_92_3
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