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most citedOne Year of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter: Longitudinal Study

70 citations · 89 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

cs.SI2023★ 9 cited

A Multi-Platform Collection of Social Media Posts about the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections

Rachith Aiyappa, Matthew R. DeVerna, Manita Pote +13

Social media are utilized by millions of citizens to discuss important political issues. Politicians use these platforms to connect with the public and broadcast policy positions.…

cs.SI2022★ 70 cited

One Year of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter: Longitudinal Study

Francesco Pierri, Matthew R. DeVerna, Kai-Cheng Yang +3

Vaccinations play a critical role in mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and other diseases. This study explores COVID-19 vaccine misinformation circulating on Twitter during 2021, w…

cs.SI2022★ 2 cited

YouTube COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter: Platform Interactions and Moderation Blind Spots

David S. Axelrod, Brian P. Harper, John C. Paolillo

While most social media companies have attempted to address the challenge of COVID-19 misinformation, the success of those policies is difficult to assess, especially when focusing…

cs.SI2021

CoVaxxy: A Collection of English-language Twitter Posts About COVID-19 Vaccines

Matthew R. DeVerna, Francesco Pierri, Bao Tran Truong +7

With a substantial proportion of the population currently hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine, it is important that people have access to accurate information. However, there is…

cs.SI2020★ 8 cited

The COVID-19 Infodemic: Twitter versus Facebook

Kai-Cheng Yang, Francesco Pierri, Pik-Mai Hui +4

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…