Thiong’o, JohnAwuor, Kennedy2025-10-312025-10-312024-05Here’s the correct **APA 7th edition** citation for that article: > Thiong’o, J., & Awuor, K. (2024). Mathematical modelling of the impact of misinformation on the spread of COVID-19,IOSR Journal of Mathematics IOSR-JM, 20(3, Ser. 1, 38–43. https://doi.org/10.9790/0661-20030138432278-0661https://doi.org/10.9790/0661-2003013843https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/31899ArticleIn order to understand how misinformation affects the spread of COVID-19, this research project is developing a mathematical model. Every continent has been affected by the respiratory disease COVID-19, which is brought on by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The virus swiftly spread because of the unprecedented speed at which information, particularly false information, has spread in this century. A mathematical model will be put forth in this study to examine the effect of incorrect information on COVID-19 dissemination. The reproduction (RO) which is the average number of new infections caused by infected person, will be obtained inorder to assess the illiness’s contagiousness. In addition, the model’s equilibrium point stability conditions will be established, giving new information about how the disease will behave over the long term. In order to solve the model, the Runge-Kutta method will be used. This will enable the investigation of the effects of changing parameters as well as the simulation of various scenarios. Understanding how misinformation affects the spread of COVID-19 will help researchers develop strategies that will effectively combat misinformation and limit the disease’s spread, thereby reducing the overall impact of the disease.enArticle