Demographics and topics impact on the co-spread of COVID-19 misinformation and fact-checks on Twitter
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Highlights：
• The relation between misinformation and fact-checking during COVID-19 is studied.
• A bidirectional weak causation between misinformation and fact-checks is observed.
• Fact-checks about COVID-19 appear quickly after misinformation is circulated.
• The ability of fact-checks to reduce misinformation spread is limited.
• Topics like conspiracy theories and virus causes are resistant to fact-checks.
摘要
•The relation between misinformation and fact-checking during COVID-19 is studied.•A bidirectional weak causation between misinformation and fact-checks is observed.•Fact-checks about COVID-19 appear quickly after misinformation is circulated.•The ability of fact-checks to reduce misinformation spread is limited.•Topics like conspiracy theories and virus causes are resistant to fact-checks.
论文关键词：COVID-19,Misinformation,Fact-checking,Social media,Demographics
论文评审过程：Received 31 January 2021, Revised 19 July 2021, Accepted 12 August 2021, Available online 30 August 2021, Version of Record 11 September 2021.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102732
