4 papers
The Structural Influence of Low-Credibility Narratives During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Wenqi Zhou, Kathleen M. Carley
This work examines the structural influence of low-credibility narratives and the comparative role of automated accounts (bots) versus human users on social media platforms. To mor…
Appeal and Scope of Misinformation Spread by AI Agents and Humans
Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Wenqi Zhou, Kathleen M. Carley
This work examines the influence of misinformation and the role of AI agents, called bots, on social network platforms. To quantify the impact of misinformation, it proposes two ne…
Moral and emotional influences on attitude stability towards COVID-19 vaccines on social media
Samantha C. Phillips, Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Wenqi Zhou +1
Effective public health messaging benefits from understanding antecedents to unstable attitudes that are more likely to be influenced. This work investigates the relationship betwe…
Automated versus Human Engagement: Mapping Cognitive Bias Triggers in Online Discourse
Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Wenqi Zhou, Kathleen M. Carley
In the digital environment, human attention is frequently guided by cognitive heuristics rather than deliberate evaluation. Since low-credibility narratives often lack substantive…