{"id":9925,"date":"2024-06-05T16:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T10:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=9925"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:43:45","slug":"role-of-social-media-as-a-real-virus-a-journey-from-misinformation-to-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume2-issue4\/role-of-social-media-as-a-real-virus-a-journey-from-misinformation-to-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Role of Social Media as a Real Virus: A Journey from Misinformation to Disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\">Author: <strong>Dr. Abhishek Srivastava<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color\"><strong>DOI Link ::<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02040009\">http:\/\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02040009<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract: <\/strong>This paper explores the metaphorical concept of social media functioning as a \u201cvirus\u201d in society, particularly focusing on its role in spreading misinformation and disinformation. It delves into the mechanisms of how false information proliferates on social media platforms, the impact of such information on various societal sectors, and strategies to mitigate these effects. This journey from misinformation to disinformation involves several stages and mechanisms, facilitated by the pervasive and instantaneous nature of social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Information Age, Misinformation, Disinformation, Transparent Social Media, Controlled News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Page No : 66-72<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vol_2-Issue_4-66-72.pdf\">download journal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Dr. Abhishek Srivastava DOI Link :: http:\/\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02040009 Abstract: This paper explores the metaphorical concept of social media functioning as a \u201cvirus\u201d in society, particularly focusing on its role in spreading misinformation and disinformation. It delves into the mechanisms of how false information proliferates on social media platforms, the impact of such information on various &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume2-issue4\/role-of-social-media-as-a-real-virus-a-journey-from-misinformation-to-disinformation\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Role of Social Media as a Real Virus: A Journey from Misinformation to Disinformation<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/author\/asraful-alibiswas\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/category\/volume2-issue4\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume2 Issue4<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Dr. Abhishek Srivastava DOI Link :: http:\/\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02040009 Abstract: This paper explores the metaphorical concept of social media functioning as a \u201cvirus\u201d in society, particularly focusing on its role in spreading misinformation and disinformation. 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