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Misinformation during the COVID-19 outbreak in China: cultural, social and political entanglements
2021
IEEE Transactions on Big Data
Not only did COVID-19 give rise to a global pandemic, but also it resulted in an infodemic comprising misinformation, rumor, and propaganda. The consequences of this infodemic can erode public trust, impede the containment of the virus, and outlive the pandemic itself. The evolving and fragmented media landscape, particularly the extensive use of social media, is a crucial driver of the spread of misinformation. Focusing on the Chinese social media Weibo, we collected four million tweets, from
doi:10.1109/tbdata.2021.3055758
pmid:37974653
pmcid:PMC8769030
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