Assessing the COVID-19 infodemic and misinformation among university students in Morocco

The aim of the study was to investigate implication university students in Covid-19-related misinformation dissemination Morocco using an online questionnaire sent out various faculties and student groups around country. A total 295 responded questionnaire. majority respondents 269/295 (91.2%) claimed have come across during pandemic. main source news outlets (77.2%). most frequent subjects had do with confinement curfews (24.2%), politics pandemic (17.2%) Covid-19 vaccine (16.6%). Some 36.6% reported having transmitted at least once. Overall, difference between medical non-medical students’ did not reach statistical significance (Khi-square = 6.37, p=0.095). Misinformation, particular, among has potentially been obstacle satisfactory response. University should be a focus interventions aimed combatting misinformation.