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The goal of this report is to take stock of the early behavioural sciences literature on COVID-19 misinformation. Specifically, this report addresses the following three main question: (1) Who was most likely to believe or share COVID-19 misinformation? (2) What were the consequences of being exposed to or believing COVID-19 misinformation? (3) Which behavioural policy interventions were effective in countering COVID-19 misinformation? The report also provides a snapshot of the narratives of COVID-19 misinformation and the prevalence and spread of misinformation.

The report focused first on the antecedents: Some people are more likely than others to believe COVID-19 misinformation, or misinformation more generally. Knowledge about these antecedents is important to design effective policies to limit their stickiness, prevalence and spread. The report also explored the consequences of COVID-19 misinformation for attitudes, emotions and behaviours which is also crucial in assessing the breadth of the effects of this phenomenon, which go well beyond health issues. Finally, the report outlined the empirical evidence on effective policy interventions regarding COVID-19 misinformation helps provide ideas to tackle future waves of misinformation