infodemic
📖 Definitions
noun
A glut of mostly unreliable, rapidly spreading information relating to an event, crisis, disease, etc.
💬 Usage Examples
“Anke Richter says: ‘But we didn’t really see that the infodemic did creep in, because you can’t stop that with MIQ at the border.’” Kirsty Johnston; The “Cult-Like” Features of Vax Misinformation; Dominion Post (Wellington, New Zealand); Mar 17, 2022.