Research Article
Social Media Use and Exposure to Health Related False Information
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294449, author={Tandiyo Pradekso and S. Rouli Manalu and Djoko Setyabudi}, title={Social Media Use and Exposure to Health Related False Information}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2019, 21-22 October 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICISPE}, year={2020}, month={4}, keywords={social-media false-information}, doi={10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294449} }- Tandiyo Pradekso
S. Rouli Manalu
Djoko Setyabudi
Year: 2020
Social Media Use and Exposure to Health Related False Information
ICISPE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294449
Abstract
Social media have largely been associated to the propelling distribution of misinformation, disinformation, false information, and few other terms alike. The study explores the sort of health-related false information that are usually sought through the social media by most people, and how they are related to the types of social media used. There is a rising concern about the quality and validity of health information online, which is not infrequently contain misleading content and pose high risk to susceptible users of social media. The findings revealed that television is still the most used medium, yet the portion of social media usage is closing to the television. Regarding the circulation of health information, the main three types of social media (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp) share an approximate portion as health information sources. Certain health-related false information issue is somewhat associated to certain type of social media use.