Beyond the Glittery Facade of Headlines Examining the Infodemic of Misinformation

Digital technology presently, as a social cultural dimension, is typically intertwined with mainstream news and with the network that dominates it. With the COVID 19 information dissemination across the globe, the quandary of factually inaccurate news at all levels of society, down to the interpersonal level, is becoming crucially important. More than 240 million texts have been shared worldwide, most of which are inaccurate and deceptive, according to the study from the Vaccine Confidence Project VCP . In the middle ages there was misinformation as a phenomena. We see the effect proliferating rapidly and far more than one can imagine, just like the virus. Dr. Subir Kumar | Mr. Kabir Jaiswal | Ms. Arunima Singh "Beyond the Glittery Facade of Headlines: Examining the Infodemic of Misinformation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38428.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/38428/beyond-the-glittery-facade-of-headlines-examining-the-infodemic-of-misinformation/dr-subir-kumar