# Misinformation and Its Impacts

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/misinformation-and-its-impacts-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 979,390 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the spread of misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories through social media platforms. It explores topics such as infodemics, fact-checking, rumor detection, online credibility, and the impact of misinformation on public health and political polarization. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11147 |
| Works | 100,508 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Martin McKee](https://scholariq.org/researchers/martin-mckee/)
- [Naveed Sattar](https://scholariq.org/researchers/naveed-sattar/)
- [Aziz Sheikh](https://scholariq.org/researchers/aziz-sheikh/)
- [H. Eugene Stanley](https://scholariq.org/researchers/h-eugene-stanley/)
- [John T. Cacioppo](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-t-cacioppo/)
- [Tim D. Spector](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tim-d-spector/)
- [Mika Shigematsu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mika-shigematsu/)
- [Bryan Williams](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bryan-williams/)
- [Philip S. Yu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/philip-s-yu/)
- [Jagdish Khubchandani](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jagdish-khubchandani/)
- [Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/srinivasa-vittal-katikireddi/)
- [Oscar H. Franco](https://scholariq.org/researchers/oscar-h-franco/)

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