Negativity bias in the spread of voter fraud conspiracy theory tweets during the 2020 US election

Abstract During the 2020 US presidential election, conspiracy theories about large-scale voter fraud were widely circulated on social media platforms. Given their scale, persistence, and impact, it is critically important to understand the mechanisms that caused these theories to spread. The aim of...

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Main Authors: Mason Youngblood, Joseph M. Stubbersfield, Olivier Morin, Ryan Glassman, Alberto Acerbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2023-09-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02106-x