WhatsApp in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Characterising the Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation Through WhatsApp in India
Digital misinformation has been flagged as a major risk of the 21st century, with an estimated cost of $78 billion to the global economy each year. Given this scope, we propose to characterize how misinformation is spread via messenger platforms (e.g. WhatsApp).
Specifically, we seek to:
- Identify metrics of potential misinformation (Aim 1). This is based on the hypothesis that although message contents are highly private, proxy markers can be used to identify potential misinformation.
- Understand the base-rate by which misinformation is shared via messaging applications (Aim 2). This is founded on the hypothesis that misinformation is endemic on messaging platforms, and thus needs to be documented.
- Identify "super spreaders" responsible for sending and receiving a large volume of misinformation (Aim 3). Here, we hypothesise that a small group of super spreaders are responsible for the bulk of misinformation-sharing on messaging applications.
The thrust of this work aligns with both government priorities and the grant's thematic areas, providing actionable findings that are timely amidst a worldwide surge of misinformation.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Tilmelding
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiekontakt
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Jean Liu, PhD
- Telefonnummer: 66013694
- E-mail: jeanliu@yale-nus.edu.sg
Studiesteder
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Singapore, Singapore, 138527
- Rekruttering
- Yale-NUS College
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Kontakt:
- Jean Liu, PhD
- Telefonnummer: 66013964
- E-mail: jeanliu@yale-nus.edu.sg
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Studiebefolkning
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Lived in India for more than 2 years,
- Currently Living in India
- Owns a WhatsApp account
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not currently living in India
- Below the ages of 21
- Has not lived in India for more than 2 years
- does not own a WhatsApp account
- Does not speak English or Hindi
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Observationsmodeller: Kohorte
- Tidsperspektiver: Tværsnit
Antal grupper/kohorter
Kohorter og interventioner
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Community Sample
We plan to recruit a community sample of 1000 from the Indian Population.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
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WhatsApp Usage
Tidsramme: 1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Participants were asked a series of questions daily related to their WhatsApp usage behaviors - in particular, their message-forwarding, personal chat and group chat behaviors.
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1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Changes in fear with regards the COVID-19 situation across 1 week
Tidsramme: 1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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1 item each day on fear specifically of the COVID-19 situation (measured on a 4 point scale: min = 1, max = 4; higher scores indicating greater fear about the outbreak).
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1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Changes in amount of thinking about the COVID-19 situation across 1 week
Tidsramme: 1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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1 item each day on how much they thought about the outbreak that day (measured on a 5 point scale: min = 1, max = 5; higher scores indicating more thinking about the outbreak).
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1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Forventet)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 2020-CERC-001C
Plan for individuelle deltagerdata (IPD)
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IPD-planbeskrivelse
Lægemiddel- og udstyrsoplysninger, undersøgelsesdokumenter
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