Kismintás vizsgálat során azonosított online tudománynépszerűsítő és áltudományos tartalmak a koronavírus-pandémia idején, magyarországi és romániai weblapokon
About popularizing science, but also, about some scientific misinformation sites in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author reviews some of the most important sites in Romania and Hungary, which, in addition to publishing news, necessary for citizens for daily guidance in their life, regularly show us the latest achievements in the field of science. This type of information was usually not directly applicable to the daily actions of the public of these medias, but represented – at best – a kind of “infotainment”. But that changed in 2020, when the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the world, and scientific information suddenly became vital. Studies cited by us show that neither in Romania, nor in Hungary was the public prepared for the understanding, processing of this type of scientific information, and many conspiracy theories were created, hosted by several websites, social media pages etc. In our article, we review some of the most important forums for popularizing science, but we also mention some misinformation sites.

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