Rumor diffusion and convergence during the 3.11 earthquake: a twitter case study.

We focus on Internet rumors and present an empirical analysis and simulation results of their diffusion and convergence during emergencies. In particular, we study one rumor that appeared in the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, which later turned out to be mi...

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Main Authors: Misako Takayasu, Kazuya Sato, Yukie Sano, Kenta Yamada, Wataru Miura, Hideki Takayasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4382198?pdf=render