Management of the COVID-19 Infodemic in Asian Countries: What Should We Know? (Systematic Review)

Abstract

The spread of fake news on Covid19 is causing public unrest and suspicion among citizens, which is a challenge for countries facing the pandemic. Countries, governments, and organizations worldwide are putting more effort into combating the infodemic along with finding an effective treatment for Covid19. To collect and summarize the strategies used for combating it and the challenges of managing the infodemic among Asian countries, this systematic review examined 42 articles matched with the inclusion and exclusion criteria by researchers. It was found that the techniques employed by governments to control the infodemic can be classified into three categories: educational activities, technical activities and tool production, and legal activities, and the most challenging way of combatting misinformation is to use social media filtering and legal action.