Given the nature of COVID-19, basic respondent health 
information related to the virus was also collected for this 
study. Respondents were asked to report whether they, some-
one in their household, a family member, close friend or 
acquaintance, or coworker had been diagnosed with COVID-
19.  Respondents  were  also  asked  to  indicate  whether 
they suffered from any of the preexisting conditions that 
increased the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 (Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention 2020).

Demographic  data  including  age,  gender,  ethnicity, 
and  highest  degree  completed  were  collected  from  all 
respondents.

3.5   Analysis

Data were analyzed using Kruskal–Wallis, ANOVA, Chi-
squared test for independence, independent t-tests, and Pear-
son correlations using IBM SPSS 26 (2020). Graphs were 
created in Microsoft Excel (2016).

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4   Results

4.1   Association between belief in COVID‑19
Use of bot and content flags to limit the spread of misinformation among social networks: a behavior and attitude survey