International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021182020092723272327ENSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada & Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholar (2018) and Member of the COVID‑19 Impact Committee, 3HIV/ STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman20200927Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) was declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020, COVID‑19‑related misinformation and fear achieved a “pandemic” status much sooner than the disease itself, and the World Health<br />Organization (WHO) launched an important platform to fight the “COVID‑19 infodemic”.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2327http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2327/717718169