Belief in conspiracy theories and non-normative behavior
L Pummerer - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
There are many examples of people believing in conspiracy theories showing non-
normative behaviors. But why is this the case? The current contribution proposes that the …
normative behaviors. But why is this the case? The current contribution proposes that the …
Propaganda and misinformation on Facebook and Twitter during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Online social media represent an oftentimes unique source of information, and having
access to reliable and unbiased content is crucial, especially during crises and contentious …
access to reliable and unbiased content is crucial, especially during crises and contentious …
Retweet-bert: political leaning detection using language features and information diffusion on social networks
Estimating the political leanings of social media users is a challenging and ever more
pressing problem given the increase in social media consumption. We introduce Retweet …
pressing problem given the increase in social media consumption. We introduce Retweet …
How does Twitter account moderation work? Dynamics of account creation and suspension on Twitter during major geopolitical events
Social media moderation policies are often at the center of public debate, and their
implementation and enactment are sometimes surrounded by a veil of mystery …
implementation and enactment are sometimes surrounded by a veil of mystery …
Did Covid-19 blur partisan boundaries? A comparison of partisan affinity and source heterophily in online alternative news-sharing networks before and during the …
JB Kristensen, FM Henriksen… - Social Media+ …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores partisan and group heterophily within cross-platform online communities
that share alternative news media content in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Austria. The …
that share alternative news media content in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Austria. The …
Emotional profiling and cognitive networks unravel how mainstream and alternative press framed AstraZeneca, Pfizer and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
COVID-19 vaccines have been largely debated by the press. To understand how
mainstream and alternative media debated vaccines, we introduce a paradigm …
mainstream and alternative media debated vaccines, we introduce a paradigm …
HPV and COVID-19 vaccines: Social media use, confidence, and intentions among parents living in different community types in the United States
JA Manganello, SC Chiang, H Cowlin… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2023 - Springer
Our study measured parental confidence and intention/uptake of two adolescent vaccines
(HPV and COVID-19), focusing on differences among community types including urban …
(HPV and COVID-19), focusing on differences among community types including urban …
Partisan asymmetries in exposure to misinformation
Online misinformation is believed to have contributed to vaccine hesitancy during the Covid-
19 pandemic, highlighting concerns about social media's destabilizing role in public life …
19 pandemic, highlighting concerns about social media's destabilizing role in public life …
Twitter spam and false accounts prevalence, detection and characterization: A survey
E Ferrara - arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.05913, 2022 - arxiv.org
The issue of quantifying and characterizing various forms of social media manipulation and
abuse has been at the forefront of the computational social science research community for …
abuse has been at the forefront of the computational social science research community for …
Polarised social media discourse during COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from YouTube
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted significant attention on social media
platforms as these platforms provide users unparalleled access to 'information'from around …
platforms as these platforms provide users unparalleled access to 'information'from around …