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Knowledge is Power…to misinform: Examining how knowledge gaps affect engagement with COVID-19 misinformation

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
This study examined how the knowledge gap hypothesis (KGH), the belief gap hypothesis (BGH), partisan media use, and interpersonal discussion affected COVID-19 knowledge and social media engagement (SME) with related misinformation.
Ben Wasike
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PeterCarragher/Detection-and-Discovery-of-Misinformation-Sources: v1.0

Detection and Discovery of Misinformation Sources using Attributed Webgraphs (ICWSM ...
Peter Carragher
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The Role of Influencers and Echo Chambers in the Diffusion of Vaccine Misinformation: Opinion Mining in a Taiwanese Online Community

JMIR Infodemiology
BackgroundPrevalence and spread of misinformation are a concern for the exacerbation of vaccine hesitancy and a resulting reduction in vaccine intent. However, few studies have focused on how vaccine misinformation diffuses online, who is responsible for
Jason Dean-Chen Yin, Tzu-Chin Wu, Chia-Yun Chen, Fen Lin, Xiaohui Wang   +4 more
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An analysis of the factors influencing engagement metrics within the dissemination of health science misinformation

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThe proliferation of health misinformation on social media platforms presents a significant challenge.MethodsData were collected from WeChat, video websites, and Weibo in November 2024.
Ruofei Chen, Guoyong Chen, Li Zhang, Ruiqian Xie, Ruopeng Chen   +4 more
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Misinformation [PDF]

British Dental Journal, 2006
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Evaluating the Impact of Education on Misinformation Suppression: A Stock-and-Flow Simulation Approach

In the digital age, the rapid spread of misinformation via online platforms poses significant challenges because the rising interconnectivity allows false information to circulate quickly and widely.
Hristoski, Ilija
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Countering misinformation with targeted messages: Experimental evidence using mobile phones

, 2021
Widespread misconceptions can be critical, especially in times of crisis. Through a field experiment, we study how to address such wrong or inaccurate beliefs using messages delivered to individual citizens using mobile phones. We focus on misinformation
Augsburg, B., Kameshwara, K., Armand, A., Bancalari, A.   +3 more
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How to protect eyewitness memory against the misinformation effect:a meta-analysis of post-warning studies [PDF]

, 2014
Launay, Céline, Blank, Hartmut
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Auditing YouTube algorithms in relation to Holocaust and COVID misinformation

, 2023
This work-in-progress examines the results of algorithm audits of YouTube search and recommendation algorithms in relation to Holocaust- and COVID-related misinformation. By simulating the activity of users located in Switzerland, it examines the outputs
Makhortykh, Mykola, Adam, Silke, Keller, Franziska, Sydorova, Maryna, Urman, Aleksandra   +4 more
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The body as misinformation – examining the role of bodily information in the formation of false health beliefs

Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
Introduction. There is scant research into the convergence of embodied information and misinformation. This paper aims to address that gap by examining the intersection of information embodiment and health misinformation. Method.
Brynne Campbell Rice
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