2 papers
cs.SI2024
Analyzing and Estimating Support for U.S. Presidential Candidates in Twitter Polls
Stephen Scarano, Vijayalakshmi Vasudevan, Chhandak Bagchi +3
Polls posted on social media have emerged in recent years as an important tool for estimating public opinion, e.g., to gauge public support for business decisions and political can…
cs.SI2024
Election Polls on Social Media: Prevalence, Biases, and Voter Fraud Beliefs
Stephen Scarano, Vijayalakshmi Vasudevan, Mattia Samory +3
Social media platforms allow users to create polls to gather public opinion on diverse topics. However, we know little about what such polls are used for and how reliable they are,…