Abstract:

With the development of the internet and social media platforms, information production, consumption, circulation and distribution have been accelerated more than ever before. However, it is impossible to talk about the accuracy of all this information, which spread in the post-truth period, while the boundaries of truth and lie became unclear. In this period, disinformation created through social media platforms causes information confusion in individuals. These decisions lead to negative consequences in many areas, as well as in the field of health, which lead to irreparable consequences. Inaccurate and biased information that emerged on social media platforms, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic process, harms people in terms of health, economic, psychological, social, etc. This study aims to draw attention to the harmful effects of internet disinformation on the thoughts of undecided individuals. In the study, 5000 tweets about the Covid-19 virus, PCR tests and Covid-19 vaccines with the hashtag "#VaccinationPCRdaolmuz" were analyzed in the MAXQDA program with the content analysis method. These tweets were divided into 11 categories and it was revealed to what extent these tweets were based on scientific sources. The categories with the highest number of tweets were about political issues, insecurity, and rights-based statements. As a result of this analysis, it was determined that only 5.86% of the tweets shared about the virus and vaccine were based on scientific sources.

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