Introduction: In 2022, Monkey pox disease has been declared as a Global Health Emergency. With the emergence of an epidemic such as this, it becomes imperative that accurate information is imparted to all the individuals. However, as seen in the case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic, it has become evident that people consume most of the informations through the social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and others. With this, there is a possibility of an increase in dissemination of misinformation which was very well noted in case of Covid-19 Pandemic.Aims: To analyse Instagram posts related to the disease Monkey Pox (MPX) and to determine the accuracy of information disseminated using this platform. Methodology: A cross-sectional type of observational study was conducted in June 2022, wherein top six hashtags related to MPX was analysed using pre-selected questionnaire. Posts not related to the disease MPX were excluded from the study. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel and analysed using the function tool. Results: Results showed that, most of the posts are descriptive in nature, and only a few(11.65%) were posted by doctors. Most of them were posted by news or other agencies. Some of the posts were from unveried sources as well(27.65%). Discussion: On initial assessment only 369 posts were found to be relevant. As witnessed in COVID 19, there is an epidemic of misinformation when a global health emergency is concerned attributed to vast access to social media platforms. In order to sustain this dissemination of false information, such platforms should be regulated and should operate under guidelines of WHO as far as health-related information is concerned
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