arXiv Open Access 2020

Examining the Global Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation

Sophie Nightingale Hany Farid

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to the online proliferation of health-, political-, and conspiratorial-based misinformation. Understanding the reach and belief in this misinformation is vital to managing this crisis, as well as future crises. The results from our global survey finds a troubling reach of and belief in COVID-related misinformation, as well as a correlation with those that primarily consume news from social media, and, in the United States, a strong correlation with political leaning.

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cs.SI physics.soc-ph

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Sophie Nightingale

Hany Farid

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Nightingale, S., Farid, H. (2020). Examining the Global Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.08830

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Tahun Terbit: 2020
Bahasa: en
Sumber Database: arXiv
Akses: Open Access ✓