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Viral Rumors

Viral Rumors is a theoretical construct within the study of Online Legends that characterizes unverified narratives rapidly disseminated through digital networks, distinguished by their self-replicating spread across online communities and their capacity to influence public perception through iterative reinterpretation.

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69

Authors

34

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2017–2026

16

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Rumor Propagation is Amplified by Echo Chambers in Social Media

Daejin Choi, Selin Chun, Hyunchul Oh et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · 157 citations · Full text

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COVID-19: The First Public Coronavirus Twitter Dataset

Emily Chen, Kristina Lerman, Emilio Ferrara · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · 2020 · 132 citations

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Rumors Denials as Persuasive Messages: Effects of Personal Relevance, Source, and Message Characteristics1

Prashant Bordia, Nicholas DiFonzo, Robin Haines et al. · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · 2005 · 104 citations

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Conspiracy Talk on Social Media

Yubo Kou, Xinning Gui, Yunan Chen et al. · Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction · 2017 · 103 citations

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Understanding misinformation and rumors that generated panic buying as a social practice during COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Twitter, YouTube and focus group interviews

Muhammad Naeem, Wilson Ozuem · Information Technology and People · 2021 · 91 citations

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Authors

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  1. TR
    Timothy R. Tangherlini

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 49 citations

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  2. CS
    Craig Silverman

    University of Louisville, United States

    1 publications · 80 citations

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  3. KS
    Kirill Solovev

    Giessen School of Theology, Germany

    1 publications · 58 citations

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  4. KH
    K. Hazel Kwon

    Arizona State University, United States

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  5. DC
    Daejin Choi

    Seoul National University, South Korea

    1 publications · 157 citations

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Institutions

34

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    174 citations

  2. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  3. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

    Pilāni, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  4. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    208 citations

  5. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    206 citations

  6. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    78 citations

  7. King's College School

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  8. Cal Humanities

    San Francisco, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

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  1. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 2 publications · 55 citations

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  2. Science

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  3. Online Information Review

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  4. American Behavioral Scientist

    ABS · 1 publications · 71 citations

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