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Using co-sharing to identify use of mainstream news for promoting potentially misleading narratives
Pranav Goel, Jon Green, David Lazer +1
Much of the research quantifying volume and spread of online misinformation measures the construct at the source level, identifying a set of specific unreliable domains that accoun…
The science of fake news
David M. J. Lazer, Matthew A. Baum, Yochai Benkler +13
Fake news emerged as an apparent global problem during the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. Addressing it requires a multidisciplinary effort to define the nature and extent of the…
Characterizing collective physical distancing in the U.S. during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Brennan Klein, Timothy LaRock, Stefan McCabe +13
The COVID-19 pandemic offers an unprecedented natural experiment providing insights into the emergence of collective behavioral changes of both exogenous (government mandated) and…
Engagement Outweighs Exposure to Partisan and Unreliable News within Google Search
Ronald E. Robertson, Jon Green, Damian J. Ruck +3
If popular online platforms systematically expose their users to partisan and unreliable news, they could potentially contribute to societal issues like rising political polarizati…
(Mis)alignment Between Stance Expressed in Social Media Data and Public Opinion Surveys
Kenneth Joseph, Sarah Shugars, Ryan Gallagher +4
Stance detection, which aims to determine whether an individual is for or against a target concept, promises to uncover public opinion from large streams of social media data. Yet…
Sustained Online Amplification of COVID-19 Elites in the United States
Ryan J. Gallagher, Larissa Doroshenko, Sarah Shugars +2
The ongoing, fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic requires individuals to regularly seek information about best health practices, local community spreading, and public health guid…