Name: The causes and consequences of COVID-19 misperceptions: Understanding the role of news and social media | HKS Misinformation Review
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The causes and consequences of COVID-19 misperceptions: Understanding the role of news and social media | HKS Misinformation Review

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We investigate the relationship between media consumption, misinformation, and important attitudes and behaviours during the&nbsp;coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)&nbsp;pandemic. We find that comparatively more misinformation circulates on Twitter, while news media tends to reinforce public health recommendations like social distancing. We find that exposure to social media is associated with misperceptions regarding basic facts about COVID-19 while the inverse is true for news media. These misperceptions are in turn associated with lower compliance with social distancing measures. We...

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