Fighting the COVID-19 “Infodemic” in South Africa: How Conspiracy Theories Undermined Protection

dc.contributor.author	Bam, Nokwanda Edith	en
dc.date.accessioned	2025-09-30T08:33:39Z	en
dc.date.issued	2025	en
dc.description	Short-story, Faculty of Health Sciences (Nursing)-- North-West University, Mahikeng Campus	en
dc.description.abstract	When COVID-19 emerged, the world faced not only a deadly virus but also an "infodemic", a flood of misinformation and conspiracy theories spreading as fast as the disease itself. In South Africa, these false narratives profoundly shaped people's willingness to follow protective measures and accept vaccines, undermining efforts to control the pandemic.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Bam, N.E., 2025. Fighting the COVID-19 “Infodemic” in South Africa: How Conspiracy Theories Undermined Protection [ Strategies to address conspiracy beliefs and misinformation on COVID-19 in South Africa: A narrative literature review. Health SA Gesondheid, 27, 8 pages. doi: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v27i0.1851], North-West University, http://hdl.handle.net/10394/43476	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v27i0.1851
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10394/43476
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	North-West University
dc.subject	Covid-19
dc.subject	Infodemic
dc.subject	Misinformation
dc.subject	Conspiracy theory
dc.subject	Vaccines
dc.subject	South Africa
dc.title	Fighting the COVID-19 “Infodemic” in South Africa: How Conspiracy Theories Undermined Protection
dc.type	Other

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