Infodemiology and Metascience to Prevent Disinformation

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 147 - 153, 20.12.2025

Osman Hayran

Abstract

There is an enormous amount of data flow through social media and digital networks and the Big-Data has become the most important source of information. Developed data processing techniques and increased use of digital technology enable us to access more data to process more reliable information. However, the same developments have also led to new safety problems during the provision of healthcare services. Disinformation, misinformation, pseudoscience and non-replicable scientific publications are currently at the forefront of these challenges. While dis(mis)information mainly influences ordinary people, pseudoscience and publications with non-reputable methodology mislead scientists. All need to be managed rigorously for better decision-making processes.
Infodemiology and metascience are two rapidly emerging areas of study in the information age that address some of the most pressing challenges in this regard. By understanding and improving how information is spread and how science is conducted, these fields can help build a healthier, more informed, and scientifically literate society.

Keywords

Infodemiology , Meta-science , Dis(mis)information , Reproducibility

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Yanıltıcı Bilgi ile Mücadelede İnfodemiyoloji ve Meta-Bilim

Abstract

Sosyal medya ve dijital ağlar üzerinden akmakta olan muazzam miktardaki veri akışına bağlı olarak Büyük Veri en önemli bilgi kaynağı haline gelmiştir. Gelişmiş veri işleme teknikleri ve dijital teknolojinin artan kullanımı ise daha fazla veriye erişerek daha güvenilir bilgileri işleyebilmemizi sağlamaktadır. Ancak, aynı gelişmeler sağlık hizmetlerinin sunumu sırasında yeni güvenlik sorunlarına da yol açmıştır. Dezenformasyon, yanlış bilgi, sahte bilim ve tekrarlanamayan bilimsel yayınlar şu anda bu sorunların başında yer almaktadır. Dezenformasyon öncelikle sıradan insanları etkilemekte, sahte bilim ve güvenilir olmayan yöntemler içeren yayınlar bilim insanlarını yanıltmaktadır. Daha iyi karar alma süreçleri için tüm bunların titizlikle yönetilmesi gerekmektedir.
Infodemioloji ve metabilim, bilgi çağında bu konuda en acil sorunların bazılarını ele alan, hızla gelişen iki çalışma alanıdır. Bilginin nasıl yayıldığını ve bilimin nasıl yürütüldüğünü anlamak ve iyileştirmek için gerekli olan bu alanlar daha sağlıklı, daha bilgili ve bilimsel açıdan daha okuryazar bir toplumun oluşturulmasına katkı sağlayacaktır.

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İnfodemiyoloji , Meta-Bilim , Dezenformasyon , Tekrar edilebilirlik

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