Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media

Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media

Identifying emerging health misinformation is a challenge because its manner and type are often unknown. However, many social media users correct misinformation when they encounter it. From this intuition, we implemented a strategy that detects emerging health misinformation by tracking replies that...

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Main Authors: Hyunuk Kim, Dylan Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Harvard Kennedy School 2020-05-01
Series:Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
Subjects:
covid-19
disinformation
fact-checking
public health
social media
twitter
Online Access:https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/leveraging-volunteer-fact-checking-to-identify-misinformation-about-covid-19-in-social-media/
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spelling doaj-0dc940994d2b429c87261986bd0122d02021-04-12T20:01:51ZengHarvard Kennedy SchoolHarvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review2766-16522020-05-011310.37016/mr-2020-021Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social mediaHyunuk Kim0Dylan Walker1Questrom School of Business, & Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy, Boston University, USAQuestrom School of Business, & Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy, Boston University, USAIdentifying emerging health misinformation is a challenge because its manner and type are often unknown. However, many social media users correct misinformation when they encounter it. From this intuition, we implemented a strategy that detects emerging health misinformation by tracking replies that seem to provide accurate information. This strategy is more efficient than keyword-based search in identifying COVID-19 misinformation about antibiotics and a cure. It also reveals the extent to which misinformation has spread on social networks. https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/leveraging-volunteer-fact-checking-to-identify-misinformation-about-covid-19-in-social-media/covid-19disinformationfact-checkingpublic healthsocial mediatwitter
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Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
covid-19
disinformation
fact-checking
public health
social media
twitter
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Dylan Walker
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title Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media
title_short Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media
title_full Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media
title_fullStr Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media
title_full_unstemmed Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media
title_sort leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about covid-19 in social media
publisher Harvard Kennedy School
series Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
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publishDate 2020-05-01
description Identifying emerging health misinformation is a challenge because its manner and type are often unknown. However, many social media users correct misinformation when they encounter it. From this intuition, we implemented a strategy that detects emerging health misinformation by tracking replies that seem to provide accurate information. This strategy is more efficient than keyword-based search in identifying COVID-19 misinformation about antibiotics and a cure. It also reveals the extent to which misinformation has spread on social networks.
topic covid-19
disinformation
fact-checking
public health
social media
twitter
url https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/leveraging-volunteer-fact-checking-to-identify-misinformation-about-covid-19-in-social-media/
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