TY - JOUR
T1 - Mpox 1b
T2 - Upstanders for Science in Western and Chinese Social Media
AU - Álvarez-Guerrero, Garazi
AU - Guo, Mengna
AU - Bordanoba-Gallego, Lidia
AU - Torras Gómez, Elisabeth
AU - de Aguileta, Garazi López
AU - Joanpere, Mar
AU - Pulido, Cristina
AU - de Aguileta, Ane López
AU - Racionero-Plaza, Sandra
AU - Puigvert, Lídia
AU - Soler-Gallart, Marta
AU - Flecha, Ramon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/10/21
Y1 - 2024/10/21
N2 - At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific literature published research about the presence of hoaxes and evidence in diverse social media, with a huge scientific and social impact. The main results showed that while in Western social media like X there was more false information and less scientific evidence than in the Chinese platform Weibo, but scientific evidence was more retweeted than hoaxes. This research allowed the identification of social activists for science in the social media, who multiplied their impact when scientists provided them with evidence. Mpox clade 1b outbreak, which has now been declared a global public health emergency by WHO, requires a fast reaction from science, already taking place. This article analyzes information disseminated in X and Weibo about mpox. 3089 messages published between 12 and 16 of August 2024 have been analyzed. The results show that while hoaxes around mpox are prevalent in social media, posts containing scientific evidence do receive more interaction. Such findings contribute to the understanding of the health crisis and underscore the need for health authorities to join efforts with citizens to co-create evidencebased communication strategies.
AB - At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific literature published research about the presence of hoaxes and evidence in diverse social media, with a huge scientific and social impact. The main results showed that while in Western social media like X there was more false information and less scientific evidence than in the Chinese platform Weibo, but scientific evidence was more retweeted than hoaxes. This research allowed the identification of social activists for science in the social media, who multiplied their impact when scientists provided them with evidence. Mpox clade 1b outbreak, which has now been declared a global public health emergency by WHO, requires a fast reaction from science, already taking place. This article analyzes information disseminated in X and Weibo about mpox. 3089 messages published between 12 and 16 of August 2024 have been analyzed. The results show that while hoaxes around mpox are prevalent in social media, posts containing scientific evidence do receive more interaction. Such findings contribute to the understanding of the health crisis and underscore the need for health authorities to join efforts with citizens to co-create evidencebased communication strategies.
KW - Mpox 1b
KW - social media
KW - evidence
KW - hoaxes
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U2 - 10.17583/mcs.15612
DO - 10.17583/mcs.15612
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85208429589
SN - 2014-3605
VL - 13
SP - 245
EP - 260
JO - Masculinities and Social Change
JF - Masculinities and Social Change
IS - 3
ER -