• COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe 

      Hansson, Sten; Orru, Kati; Torpan, Sten; Bäck, Asta; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Ludvigsen, Johanna; Savadori, Lucia; Galvagni, Alessandro; Pigrée, Ala (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-15)
      The outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 propelled the creation, transmission, and consumption of false information – unverified claims, misleading statements, false rumours, conspiracy theories, and so on – ...
    • Handling false information in emergency management: A cross-national comparative study of European practices 

      Torpan, Sten; Hansson, Sten; Rhinard, Mark; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Schieffelers, Abriel; Lovasz, Gabriella; Orru, Kati (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-02)
      During emergencies, exposure to false information can increase individual vulnerability. More research is needed on how emergency management institutions understand the effects of false information and what are the various ...
    • Mechanisms behind COVID-19 scepticism among socially marginalised individuals in Europe 

      Nero, Kristi; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Olson, Alexandra; Airola, Merja; Savadori, Lucia; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Lovasz, Gabriella; Kajganovic, Jelena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-08)
      Homeless and materially disadvantaged people are considered particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. So far, there is no systematic knowledge about how the homeless and materially disadvantaged people perceive the ...
    • Resilience in care organisations: challenges in maintaining support for vulnerable people in Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic 

      Orru, Kati; Nero, Kristi; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Schieffelers, Abriel; Olson, Alexandra; Airola, Merja; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Lovasz, Gabriella; Scurci, Giuseppe; Ludvigsen, Johanna; de los Rios Pérez, Daniel A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-07)
      The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged the resilience of care organisations (and those dependent on them), especially when services are stopped or restricted. This study focuses on the experiences of care organisations that ...