Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter
Misinformation online can be shared by major political figures and organizations. Here, the authors developed a method to measure exposure to information from these sources on Twitter, and show how exposure relates to the quality of the content people share and their political ideology.
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| description | Misinformation online can be shared by major political figures and organizations. Here, the authors developed a method to measure exposure to information from these sources on Twitter, and show how exposure relates to the quality of the content people share and their political ideology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46c4bb98197a4400a72c840fe1d7fe1e2022-12-22T03:46:52ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-11-011311910.1038/s41467-022-34769-6Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on TwitterMohsen Mosleh0David G. Rand1Management Department, University of Exeter Business SchoolSloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMisinformation online can be shared by major political figures and organizations. Here, the authors developed a method to measure exposure to information from these sources on Twitter, and show how exposure relates to the quality of the content people share and their political ideology.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34769-6 |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Mosleh David G. Rand Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter Nature Communications |
| title | Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter |
| title_full | Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter |
| title_fullStr | Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter |
| title_short | Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter |
| title_sort | measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on twitter |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34769-6 |
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