Investigating the Impact of Misinformation Sources on Health Issues: Implications for Public Health.

Journal: Studies in health technology and informatics
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Abstract

The aim of this work is to shortly provide the public with an overview about fake news and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Especially in our days, where there is a high speed of spreading news, the impact of fake news on public health is crucial and the development of valid and effective means of technology to support the provision of safe and trustworthy information about public health issues is vital. The role of informatics in health area is profoundly important and AI in public health, so people will be able to distinguish the genuine information from the fake one.

Authors

  • Marianna Isaakidou
    Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • Emmanouil Zoulias
    Health Informatics Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • Marianna Diomidous
    Department of Nursing, University of Athens, Goudi, Athens.