Becker's Healthcare July 21, 2021
As the U.S. grapples with the “infodemic” of misinformation and half-truths related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it should look to platforms like Wikipedia as a solution for better communicating with the public, according to one researcher.
In a July 21 article published by The Atlantic, Renée DiResta, a technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory, suggested that the CDC look to Wikipedia as a model for combating misinformation online and getting the facts out to the public. A Wikipedia-type model would be a positive alternative to the official establishment’s previous efforts, such as press releases, which have made the infodemic worse, Ms. DiResta wrote.
The U.S. needs a better system to fight misinformation and communicate with the...
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