Responding to COVID-19
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Our Research
When Viruses and Misinformation Spread: How Young Singaporeans Navigated Uncertainty in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Outbreak
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COVID-19 Misinformation and
Prevention Behaviours
(Under Review)
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By Edson C. Tandoc Jr. and James Chong Boi Lee
Funded by: WhatsApp Research Award
and MOE Tier 1 Grant
Photo credit: Unsplash / Devin Avery
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By Edson C. Tandoc Jr. & Kim Hye Kyung
Funded by: WhatsApp Research Award
and MOE Tier 1 Grant
Photo credit: Unsplash / Jae Park
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Guided by the frameworks of uncertainty management
and sensemaking during crises, this study examined how young adults in Singapore managed uncertainty
around the COVID-19 outbreak.
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This study examines how exposure to misinformation
about COVID-19 influences prevention behaviors.
Using a three-wave panel survey, we found that
exposure to misinformation prompts
actual engagement in misinformed behaviors,
while discouraging evidence-based practices.
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In the News
6 in 10 people have received fake COVID-19 news,
likely on social media: Survey
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New studies by local researchers explore social impact of COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore
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Published on CNAOnline, 21 May
Photo credit: Unsplash / NordWood Themes
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Published on TODAYOnline, 21 May
Photo credit: TODAY
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NTU's Prof May O. Lwin said researchers have used the
term "infodemic" to describe this tsunami of information surrounding COVID-19 that refers not only to a
deluge of information, but to the fact that the
information could not be verified and
much of it is probably not accurate.
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The studies, conducted by the NCID, NUS, and NTU,
look at the public’s perception of the Covid-19 outbreak,
the role of mainstream media and social media
during the pandemic, and the experiences
of Covid-19 patients before and after
recovering from the disease.
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