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The Role of the Crowd in Countering Misinformation: A Case Study of the COVID-19 Infodemic
Nicholas Micallef, Bing He, Srijan Kumar +2
Fact checking by professionals is viewed as a vital defense in the fight against misinformation.While fact checking is important and its impact has been significant, fact checks co…
cs.CY2020★ 80 cited
Exposure to Social Engagement Metrics Increases Vulnerability to Misinformation
Mihai Avram, Nicholas Micallef, Sameer Patil +1
News feeds in virtually all social media platforms include engagement metrics, such as the number of times each post is liked and shared. We find that exposure to these social enga…