Title

Social determinants of content selection in the age of (mis)information

Summary

This research investigates the dissemination of conspiracy theories on the internet, like the notion that contributes to global warming or vaccines that cause autism. By analyzing data from 1.2 million Italian Facebook users, the study reveals that both scientific and conspiracist news are consumed at an equal rate. Additionally, the research assesses the impact of satirical and debunking content on users who are divided by conspiracy theories.

 

 

َAuthor

Bessi, A., Caldarelli, G., Del Vicario, M., Scala, A., & Quattrociocchi, W.

Year

2014

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Fake information and Social media

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Diffusion

Place Published

Publisher

Journal

Springer

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13734-6_18

URL

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13734-6_18

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13734-6_18

APA 7th End Text Citation

Bessi, A., Caldarelli, G., Del Vicario, M., Scala, A., Quattrociocchi, W. (2014). Social Determinants of Content Selection in the Age of (Mis)Information. In: Aiello, L.M., McFarland, D. (eds) Social Informatics. SocInfo 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8851. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13734-6_18