The COVID-19 Infodemic: Twitter versus Facebook

The global spread of the novel coronavirus is affected by the spread of related misinformation—the so-called COVID-19 Infodemic—that makes populations more vulnerable to the disease through resistance to mitigation efforts. Here, we analyze the prevalence and diffusion of links to low-credibility co...

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Main Authors: Kai-Cheng Yang, Francesco Pierri, Pik-Mai Hui, David Axelrod, Christopher Torres-Lugo, John Bryden, Filippo Menczer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Big Data & Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211013861