COVID-19 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to identify ways to combat misinformation, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. During the period analyzed, there was a plethora of articles, a large volume of information from dubious sources, and communications from institutions that changed from one day to the next. This new context for contemporary society favored the appearance of fake news. Thus, in this paper, we analyzed data from the point of view of bibliometric analysis. Combating misinformation is part of the modern challenges of society as the level of digitization has increased and online and social media platforms are often the only source of information for the 21st century citizen. The results revealed that the subject was highly analyzed and expressed a direct link between the pandemic and economic development. Scientists started paying attention to the correlation between the two to see how the countries were affected thus, the subject is quite new In conclusion, if a century ago disinformation was presented in a certain form, today it is in a continuous metamorphosis according to technological evolution.