#Coronavirus on TikTok: user engagement with misinformation as a potential threat to public health behavior.
Coronavirus disease (COVID)-related misinformation is prevalent online, including on social media. The purpose of this study was to explore factors associated with user engagement with COVID-related misinformation on the social media platform, TikTok. A sample of TikTok videos associated with the hashtag #coronavirus was downloaded on September 20, 2020. Misinformation was evaluated on a scale (low, medium, and high) using a codebook developed by experts in infectious diseases. Multivariable modeling [...]
Author(s): Baghdadi, Jonathan D, Coffey, K C, Belcher, Rachael, Frisbie, James, Hassan, Naeemul, Sim, Danielle, Malik, Rena D
DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad013