Covid-19 Misinformation and the Social (Media) Amplification of Risk: A Vietnamese Perspective

Abstract

The amplification of Coronavirus risk on social media sees Vietnam falling volatile to a chaotic sphere of mis/disinformation and incivility, which instigates a movement to counter its effects on public anxiety and fear. Benign or malign, these civil forces generate a huge public pressure to keep the one-party system on toes, forcing it to be unusually transparent in responding to public concerns.

Keywords

• covid-19 infodemic
• disinformation
• misinformation
• online incivility
• risk amplification
• vietnamese social media