Defining Health Misinformation: Theoretical Concept Analysis
Background: Health misinformation is a serious and growing concern, especially in the era of mass digitalization. However, the term lacks conceptual clarity, reducing our ability to build a reliable, replicable evidence base about how misinformation works and undermining our attempts to develop effective responses. There is, therefore, a need to examine how the term is used and to develop a coherent definition that better reflects people’s information priorities, concerns, and understandings of
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Published: 28 July 2026
Source: JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Category: Research
Topics: Misinformation · Healthcare
Retrieved: 29 July 2026
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ethics.ai (28 July 2026), “Defining Health Misinformation: Theoretical Concept Analysis,” evidence record 14241, https://ethics.ai/record/14241 (originally published by JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)).
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