COVID-19 Vaccine Related Social Media Fake News in Kazakhstan: Сontent Analysis
COVID-19 Vaccine Related Social Media Fake News in Kazakhstan: Сontent Analysis
Author(s): Aidana Kaldybekova, Yerkesh Kozhbankhan, Shynar Shakenova, Azamat Zhanseitov, Kargash ZhanpeiissovaSubject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication, Health and medicine and law, Fake News - Disinformation
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: COVID-19; Fake News; Politics; Pandemic; Vaccination; Infodemic; Social Media; Disinformation;
Summary/Abstract: The present article analyzes the content of fake news related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination published in Kazakhstan in 2020-2021. It outlines specific features of fake news, as well as analyzes key topics related to antiviral vaccination fakes posted in social media, mechanisms of their creation and sources generating and disseminating them. The relevance of the research lies in its exploration of the drivers behind the inception and distribution of fake information via social media, linked with the need to study the impact of mass media products on public minds given the lack of fundamental research in this area related to the exploration of audience sentiments specifically in Kazakhstan.
Journal: Journal of Posthumanism
- Issue Year: 5/2025
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 131-141
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
