Beliefs in Misinformation About COVID-19 and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Are Linked : Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey Study
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Peer-reviewed scientific article |
| Magazine / Source | JMIR Infodemiology |
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| web | https://infodemiology.jmir.org/2025/1/e62913 |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.2196/62913 |
| Keywords | misinformation; war in Ukraine; media |
| Description | Our study provides empirical evidence that supporters of COVID-19 misinformation were susceptible to ideological misinformation aligning with Russian propaganda. Supporters of both sets of misinformation narratives were primarily linked by their shared trust or distrust in the same geopolitical actors and their distrust in the local government. |