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Misinformation Propagation

Misinformation Propagation is a phenomenon in communication and information science whereby false or inaccurate information spreads across social networks, often amplified through digital platforms and chain messages, distinguished from related concepts by its focus on the mechanisms, pathways, and dynamics through which misinformation is systematically disseminated and adopted within populations.

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2017–2026

495

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Publications

555

Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online

Gordon Pennycook, Ziv Epstein, Mohsen Mosleh et al. · Nature · 2021 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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The spread of low-credibility content by social bots

Nature Communications · 2018 · 1K citations · Full text

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Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter

Ramez Kouzy, Joseph Abi Jaoude, Afif Kraitem et al. · Cureus · 2020 · 957 citations · Full text

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COVID-19 and the 5G Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data

Wasim Ahmed, Josep Vidal‐Alaball, Joseph Downing et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2020 · 825 citations · Full text

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Limiting the spread of misinformation in social networks

Ceren Budak, Divyakant Agrawal, Amr El Abbadi · 2011 · 810 citations

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Authors

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  1. DG
    David G. Rand

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    12 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. GP
    Gordon Pennycook

    University of Regina, Canada

    11 publications · 1.8K citations

    11

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  3. FM
    Filippo Menczer

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    9 publications · 714 citations

    9

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  4. HL
    Huan Liu

    Arizona State University, United States

    8 publications · 985 citations

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  5. SK
    Srijan Kumar

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    8 publications · 313 citations

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Institutions

642

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    42 publications

    7.7K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    28 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    3.9K citations

  4. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    12 h-index

    37 publications

    9K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    12 h-index

    26 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    11 h-index

    37 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. New York University

    New York, United States

    11 h-index

    35 publications

    4.6K citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

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  1. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 27 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review

    15 publications · 620 citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. Information Processing & Management

    11 publications · 847 citations

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  5. IEEE Access

    10 publications · 466 citations

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