The diffusion of misinformation on social media: Temporal pattern, message, and source

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Highlights:

• False political rumors tend to resurface multiple times after the initial publication.

• False political rumors often turn into a more intense and extreme version over time.

• Resurged old political rumors tend to be presented as “news”.

• None-traditional partisan media are often behind the constant generation of false “news”.

摘要

•False political rumors tend to resurface multiple times after the initial publication.•False political rumors often turn into a more intense and extreme version over time.•Resurged old political rumors tend to be presented as “news”.•None-traditional partisan media are often behind the constant generation of false “news”.

论文关键词:Misinformation,Rumor,Social media,Diffusion,Partisan,Election,Fake news

论文评审过程:Received 24 June 2017, Revised 30 September 2017, Accepted 11 February 2018, Available online 13 February 2018, Version of Record 22 February 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.02.008