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Misinformation more likely to use non-specific authority references: Twitter analysis of two COVID-19 myths

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By Joseph McGlynn, Maxim Baryshevtsev, Zane A. Dayton
| hks.harvard.edu
Peer Reviewed This research examines the content, timing, and spread of COVID-19 misinformation and subsequent debunking efforts for two COVID-19 myths. COVID-19 misinformation tweets included more non-specific authority references (e.g., “Taiwanese experts”, “a doctor friend”), while debunking tweets included more specific and verifiable authority references (e.g., the CDC, the World Health Organization, Snopes).
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