Covid-19 Misinformation and the Social (Media) Amplification of Risk: A Vietnamese Perspective

Covid-19 Misinformation and the Social (Media) Amplification of Risk: A Vietnamese Perspective

An Nguyen, Hoa Nguyen

The amplification of Coronavirus risk on social media sees Vietnam falling volatile to a chaotic sphere of mis/disinformation and incivility, which instigates a movement to counter its effects on public anxiety and fear. Benign or malign, these civil forces generate a huge public pressure to keep the one-party system on toes, forcing it to be unusually transparent in responding to public concerns.

2020

misinformation, disinformation, covid-19 infodemic, online incivility, risk amplification, vietnamese social media

10.17645/mac.v8i2.3227

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Communication. Mass media