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  1. infodemicnoun

    An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult

  2. Etymology: From information + epidemic

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  1. Infodemic

    An infodemic is a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about something, such as a disease. The word is a portmanteau of "information" and "epidemic." As facts, rumors, and fears mix and disperse, it becomes difficult to learn essential information about an issue. In 2020, alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, an infodemic of disinformation raises concerns for information quality in online environment. This effect was demonstrated in a study of news stories shared on Twitter; in the study, news stories rated as incorrect by fact-checking organizations spread to far more people than factual articles did.

Editors Contribution

  1. infodemicnoun

    a massive amount of widely and rapidly circulating information about a particular crisis or controversial issue, consisting of a confusing combination of fact, falsehood, rumor, and opinion.


    Submitted by anonymous on November 14, 2022  


  2. infodemic

    When the media outlets over report on a mediocre news story or weather event with over dramatization and excessive coverage for the sake of ratings.

    Anderson Cooper when covering a hurricane pretended to be in a strong storm in deep flooding water and people unknowingly strolled by in the background what appeared to be more like a puddle.


    Submitted by anonymous on March 9, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of infodemic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of infodemic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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