Abstract:

The study aimed to identify the role of the official media against the circulating rumors and media misinformation about the Corona pandemic, through the Akeed Media Observatory in Jordan. In this study, the researcher adopted the descriptive and analytical approach, as he monitored the role of the A'keed Media Observatory to confront rumors about the Corona pandemic. The study sample was chosen from the media workers in Akeed Observatory, and their number reached (30) media workers, and in order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire with the aim of identifying the role of the Akeed Media Observatory in Jordan to address rumors about the Corona pandemic, and the study reached a conclusion that the Akeed Media Observatory in Jordan achieved a large and essential role in confronting circulating rumors and disinformation about the Corona pandemic. The study recommended the development of mechanisms and media strategies to address the rumors about the Corona pandemic.

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