COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election
Voting is the defining act for a democracy. However, voting is only meaningful if public deliberation is grounded in veritable and equitable information. This essay investigates the politicization of public health practices during the Democratic primaries in the context of the 2020 U.S. presidential...
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doaj-41ec8e7877fc49e491e70a305e9b6d452021-04-13T17:17:58ZengHarvard Kennedy SchoolHarvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review2766-16522021-03-011710.37016/mr-2020-57COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential electionEmily Chen0Herbert Chang1Ashwin Rao2Kristina Lerman3Geoffrey Cowan4Emilio Ferrara5Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, USAAnnenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, USAInformation Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, USAInformation Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, USAAnnenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, USAAnnenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, USAVoting is the defining act for a democracy. However, voting is only meaningful if public deliberation is grounded in veritable and equitable information. This essay investigates the politicization of public health practices during the Democratic primaries in the context of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, using a dataset of more than 67 million tweets. We find the public sphere on Twitter is politically heterogeneous and the majority—liberal and conservative alike—advocates for wearing masks and vote-by-mail. However, a small, but dense group of conservative users push anti-mask and voter fraud narratives.https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/covid-19-misinformation-and-the-2020-u-s-presidential-election/covid-10electionspublic healthtwitter |
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Emily Chen Herbert Chang Ashwin Rao Kristina Lerman Geoffrey Cowan Emilio Ferrara COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review covid-10 elections public health |
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COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election |
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COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election |
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COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election |
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COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election |
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COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election |
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covid-19 misinformation and the 2020 u.s. presidential election |
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Harvard Kennedy School |
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Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review |
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2766-1652 |
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2021-03-01 |
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Voting is the defining act for a democracy. However, voting is only meaningful if public deliberation is grounded in veritable and equitable information. This essay investigates the politicization of public health practices during the Democratic primaries in the context of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, using a dataset of more than 67 million tweets. We find the public sphere on Twitter is politically heterogeneous and the majority—liberal and conservative alike—advocates for wearing masks and vote-by-mail. However, a small, but dense group of conservative users push anti-mask and voter fraud narratives. |
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covid-10 elections public health |
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https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/covid-19-misinformation-and-the-2020-u-s-presidential-election/ |
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