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Seeking Clarity in a World Infected by COVID-19 and Fake News

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  • Michael McAleer

    (Department of Finance, Asia University, Taiwan)

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The world has been changed irrevocably by the infectious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. COVID-19 affects everyone everywhere. A separate and significant, though not necessarily as infectious, malady affecting many, though not all, individuals worldwide, is "Fake News", known alternatively as yellow journalism, junk news, pseudo news, false news, alternative facts, hoaxes, misinformation, disinformation, fabricated news, corrupt news, unfathomable nonsense, or outright lies, which are typically based on provably false statements, and are distributed widely through mainstream news media and social media. The opinion piece presents a brief history of COVID-19 and fake news, and existing international efforts to deal with each of these infections, and to encourage critical comments, concepts and ideas.

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  • Michael McAleer, 2020. "Seeking Clarity in a World Infected by COVID-19 and Fake News," Advances in Decision Sciences, Asia University, Taiwan, vol. 24(4), pages 35-43, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aag:wpaper:v:24:y:2020:i:4:p:35-43
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    1. Massoud Moslehpour & Shin Hung Pan & Aviral Kumar Tiwari & Wing Keung Wong, 2021. "Editorial in Honour of Professor Michael McAleer," Advances in Decision Sciences, Asia University, Taiwan, vol. 25(4), pages 1-14, December.

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    Keywords

    COVID-19; fake news; infectious; news media; social media; international efforts;
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    JEL classification:

    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media

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