**6. Conclusions**

In conclusion, our findings sugges<sup>t</sup> that frontline healthcare workers who are declared to be affected by false news show different levels of psychological manifestations such as anxiety, stress, and insomnia, during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. They should be considered in the

aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis when policies and interventions for positive mental health and well-being among frontline medical staff are designed and implemented.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, I.S., D.V., L.M.B.; methodology, I.S., Z.P.C., D.V.; software, D.V.; validation, I.S., Z.P.C., D.V. and T.B.; formal analysis, D.V., T.B., L.M.B.; investigation, I.S., D.V.; resources, I.S., D.V., L.M.B.; data curation, I.S., D.V.; writing—original draft preparation, I.S., D.V.; writing—review and editing, I.S., D.V., T.B.; visualization, I.S., Z.P.C., D.V., T.B., L.M.B.; supervision, T.B.; project administration, I.S., D.V. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
