Table 1.
Questionnaire.
| No | Code | Question |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | freespch1 | Every social media user has always a right to say whatever he/she wants. |
| 2 | freespch2 | Every social media user has always a right to share any kind of information. |
| 3 | freespch3 | Social media platforms should never censor any information created and shared by its users. |
| 4 | freespch4 | Social media platforms should never label any information created by its users. |
| 5 | media_lit | Social media platforms may promote media literacy posts like this one: “Before you share, comment or like: make sure if this tweet is credible. Do you recognize the news organization/user that posted the story? Is information believable? Is this tweet politically motivated?” |
| 6 | health_edu | During the COVID-19 outbreak tweets from public health departments, World Health Organization and infectious disease experts may be visible to every social media user, regardless of whether a user follows the account or not. |
| 7 | counter_1 | Posts that contain misinformation on an infectious diseases outbreak (as assessed by public health experts) may be tagged with a warning sign by social media platform (e.g., X, formerly Twitter, Facebook). |
| 8 | counter_2 | Posts containing misinformation on an infectious diseases outbreak may be accompanied with corrections from fact-checking organizations or public health departments. |
| 9 | counter_3 | Social media platforms should limit the possibility of reposting information about infectious diseases that is not supported by the current medical consensus. |
| 10 | counter_4 | Social media platforms should have a right to temporarily ban users who spread misinformation on an infectious disease outbreak. |
| 11 | punish_5 | Social media platforms should have a right to permanently ban users who spread misinformation on an infectious diseases outbreak (such as COVID-19). |
| 12 | punish_6 | The government should have a right to demand social media platforms to ban users spreading health misinformation during an infectious disease outbreak (such as COVID-19). |
| 13 | punish_7 | Spreading of health misinformation on social media should be a crime punishable with a fine |