Visualization of Covid 19 misinformation can occur commonly when:

data is represented partially 

Scale of the graph is manipulated

When the data is taken out of context 


Types of Covid 19 Misinformation Visualization


Not all types of Covid 19 misinformation possess the same amount of support. Those misinformation that are related to health and medicine tend to have lesser support than other conspiracies and misinformation overall.  


Covid 19 Misinformation Support

Partisan Conspiracies

Non-partisan conspiracies 

Health misinformation

Disinfectant as cure or prevention

Types of Covid 19 Misinformation 


Believing in misinformation about the pandemic can correlate with people's actions and beliefs in other aspects of their lives

Covid 19 Misinformation Correlation

Whenever an individual shares misinformation, their anxiety level increases. 


Covid-19 Misinformation Sharing and Anxiety


While accurate data visualization is helpful, inaccurate or misleading visualizations of data related to Covid 19 can lead to people having misconceptions regarding the virus. 

New York University

Topic of research project on visualization of information and misinformation.

Identifying Misinformation through Visualization

Doan, S. (2021). Misrepresenting COVID-19: Lying With Charts During the Second Golden Age of Data Design. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 35(1), 73–79. https://doi.org/10.1177/1050651920958392

Misrepresenting COVID-19: Lying With Charts During the Second Golden Age of Data Design

Misinformation has explored numerous different visualizations and their effect on misinformation-related measures. While not all of them may be directly specifically connected to information visualization, they can provide a wealth of knowledge on the effects of visualization.

Types of Visualizations in Misinformation Research

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References for Identifying Misinformation through Visualization

Covid 19 Misinformation Visualization

While the topic of the project is directly related to the visualization of information for the purpose of studying misinformation, there exists relevant research that studies visualization to a more general extent.

Visualization Research (Not Related to Misinformation)

Research has investigated specific demographic characteristics and contexts that may make certain people/countries/communities more likely to experience misinformation related to COVID-19.

Demographics/Contexts Related to COVID-19 Misinformation

If the individual is repeatedly exposed to the same false story, the trustworthiness and plausibility of the story would increase. 


False Stories Exposure and Plausibility


Aid or other visual content that, combined with text or audio, falsely depicts a piece of information. 


Visual Misinformation


Order in which a series of information is presented. 

Information Order

Some researchers have explored tools that can be implemented to minimize the dissemination of fake news or misinformation.

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