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The effect of communication and disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic

European Parliament (2023), 78 pp.

ISBN 978-92-848-0147-3 (print); 978-92-848-0146-6 (pdf)

CC BY-NC

"This study analyses how governments, public health experts and other professionals communicated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of these communication strategies. It investigates COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation practices, and how these practices were addressed in the European Union by the Member States and the European Commission. It draws up recommendations to improve responses in the future, including by analysing the role of the Code of Practice on disinformation ad the expected impact of the Digital Services Act." (Abstract)
1 Communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on the acceptance of measures by citizens, 11
2 Disinformation and misinformation practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, 23
3 Addressing COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation practices, 38