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Misinformation Propagation in the Age of Twitter

Fang Jin, Wei Wang, Liang Zhao, Edward Dougherty, Yang Cao, Chang-Tien Lu, Naren Ramakrishnan

Abstract

A quantitative analysis of tweets during the Ebola crisis reveals that lies, half-truths, and rumors can spread just like true news.

Publication Details

Date of publication: November 30, 2014

Journal: IEEE Computer

Page number(s): 90--94

Volume: 47

Issue Number: 12