Misinformation on Egyptian Press Websites and Social Media and its Psychological and Social Effects on the Egyptian Public in Application to the Corona Crisis 2019 (Covid-19)

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Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Publishing, Faculty of Media, Al-Azhar University

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great and great importance In an indescribable way, that is why we find a great demand from different types of people to create websites and social networks, whether public or specialized, in a way that achieves both public or private benefit. The emergence of the new Corona virus during the past few months has sparked controversy and questions around the world. The rates of its spread are very fast. In this context, the study relied on the survey method, as it is a scientifically organized effort to obtain data, information and descriptions about the phenomenon or group of phenomena in question. The study uses the survey form in the field study for the Egyptian public, and an intentional sample of site users will be selected. Electronic press and social networking sites, due to lack of detailed data A list of 400 users of press websites and social media sites, the extent of exposure to websites and social media sites, ranked first "always" for social media sites with a rate of 82.5%. The time volume allocated to the use of websites and social networking sites ranked first. " More than 3 hours "With regard to social media, and the most prominent press sites that published false information about the Corona virus, the" seventh day website "ranked first for press websites with a rate of 82.5%, and the study reached the integration of governmental and private media efforts, as well as institutions and individuals within a general vision To protect and immunize the country from the impacts of the epidemic

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