The fragility of opinion formation in a complex world

Identifying potential mechanisms behind opinion formation is key to curb the spread of misinformation and fake news. Here, the authors propose a model of opinion formation on a network of relations of trust and distrust between subjects, and show that opinion instability increases with the complexit...

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Main Authors: Matúš Medo, Manuel S. Mariani, Linyuan Lü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00579-3