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English term

infodemic

COVID-19 GBK English to French Other Journalism
Definition from Wiktionary:
(n. informal) An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.
Example sentences:
The 2019-nCoV outbreak and response has been accompanied by a massive ‘infodemic’ - an over-abundance of information – some accurate and some not – that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it. (World Health Organization)
As information on the virus deluges traditional and social media, the WHO warns that societies around the world are facing an “infodemic”—an “overabundance” of information that makes it difficult for people to identify truthful and trustworthy sources from false or misleading ones. (Atlantic Council)
The part of his speech that made me sit up, though, was this: “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic. Fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.” (The Guardian)
Proposed translations (French)
5 +3 infodémie
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infodémie

Definition from own experience or research:
On peut appeler "infodémie", sur le modèle de mots comme "épidémie" ou "pandémie", la propagation rapide et incontrôlée d'une information (nuisible ou non), et/ou la multiplication cancéreuse de l'information (fiable ou non) dans certaines circonstances de crise.
Example sentences:
"Dans le cadre de la série des capsules SCOOP! sur la COVID-19, nous nous attardons aujourd'hui à l'infodémie, cette surabondance d’informations, crédibles ou non, qui donne du fil à retordre à quiconque essayant s'y retrouver. " (YouTube)
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