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July 10, 2026Health Economics Policy and LawOpen Access

From infodemics to collective resistance: populist mobilisation and health consequences

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Examines how online infodemics influence health outcomes through collective resistance, revealing implications for public trust and health communication.

Key Points

  • This study aims to understand the relationship between online infodemics and collective resistance, and how these factors affect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Examined online infodemics using structural equation models across six European countries.
  • Conceptualised resistance as involving protests and shifts in residential mobility related to public health measures.
  • Analyzed how exposure to infodemic content predicts opposition to health interventions like vaccinations.
  • Greater exposure to infodemic content consistently predicts stronger opposition to non-pharmaceutical interventions, with the strongest effects observed in Germany and Italy.
  • Resistance linked to populist narratives led to organized protests against health measures.
  • Findings indicate that populist mobilisation amplifies epidemic risk and impacts compliance with health guidelines.

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Yuxi Wang (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508da76eeac72a437a10fbhttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1744133126100589
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