Building on a March 2022 trust workshop, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a two-day virtual, public workshop to examine the impact of infodemics on trust in the public health enterprise, and effective tools, practices, and strategies for federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies and others to address infodemics.

An infodemic is the rapid spread of large amounts of sometimes conflicting or inaccurate information that can impede the ability of individuals, communities, and authorities to protect health and effectively respond in a crisis.