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Multi-modal Networks Reveal Patterns of Operational Similarity of Terrorist Organizations
Gian Maria Campedelli, Iain J. Cruickshank, Kathleen M. Carley
Capturing dynamics of operational similarity among terrorist groups is critical to provide actionable insights for counter-terrorism and intelligence monitoring. Yet, in spite of i…
Coordinating Narratives and the Capitol Riots on Parler
Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Iain Cruickshank, Kathleen M. Carley
Coordinated disinformation campaigns are used to influence social media users, potentially leading to offline violence. In this study, we introduce a general methodology to uncover…
Climate Change Conspiracy Theories on Social Media
Aman Tyagi, Kathleen M. Carley
One of the critical emerging challenges in climate change communication is the prevalence of conspiracy theories. This paper discusses some of the major conspiracy theories related…
Analysis of External Content in the Vaccination Discussion on Twitter
Richard Kuzma, Iain J. Cruickshank, Kathleen M. Carley
The spread of coronavirus and anti-vaccine conspiracies online hindered public health responses to the pandemic. We examined the content of external articles shared on Twitter from…
A Synchronized Action Framework for Responsible Detection of Coordination on Social Media
Thomas Magelinski, Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Kathleen M. Carley
The study of coordinated manipulation of conversations on social media has become more prevalent as social media's role in amplifying misinformation, hate, and polarization has com…
Pro or Anti? A Social Influence Model of Online Stance Flipping
Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Kathleen Carley
Social influence characterizes the change of an individual's stances in a complex social environment towards a topic. Two factors often govern the influence of stances in an online…
Learning future terrorist targets through temporal meta-graphs
Gian Maria Campedelli, Mihovil Bartulovic, Kathleen M. Carley
In the last 20 years, terrorism has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and massive economic, political, and humanitarian crises in several regions of the world. Using real-worl…
Exploring Polarization of Users Behavior on Twitter During the 2019 South American Protests
Ramon Villa-Cox, Helen, Zeng +2
Research across different disciplines has documented the expanding polarization in social media. However, much of it focused on the US political system or its culturally controvers…
The Coronavirus is a Bioweapon: Analysing Coronavirus Fact-Checked Stories
Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Kathleen M. Carley
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has heightened the need to flag coronavirus-related misinformation, and fact-checking groups have taken to verifying misinformation on the Internet. W…