Research suggests that fact checking corrections have only a limited impact on the spread of
false rumors. However, research has not considered that fact-checking may be socially …

This paper analyzes online user conversation topics and discourse on Twitter related to the
“Liberate” Protest movement in reaction to social distancing guidelines at the early stages of …

A growing body of research has examined the uptake of social media by politicians, the
formation of communication ties in online political networks, and the interplay between …

Informal discussion plays a crucial role in democracy, yet much of its value depends on
diversity. We describe two models of political discussion. The purposive model holds that …

Social media such as Twitter generate vibrant discussions related to key sociopolitical
issues and have great ability to project various discourses into public arena. Yet, these …

" It's December 4th, nearly a month after a contentious election, and Joe is just beginning a
typical Thursday. Living in a big city means he can take public transit to work, and that's what …

Recent research has damped initial promises for democratic deliberation in social media
arenas. Empirical studies find only low degrees of direct reciprocal interaction among …

Cross-cutting discussion is the foundation of deliberative democracy. However, previous
research has reported inconsistent results regarding the effects of exposure to dissimilar …

From time to time, some social media users avoid content posted by specific people in their
networks. Most research on such selective avoidance has focused on individual motivations …

Abstract The Exponential Random Graph family of models (ERGM) is a powerful tool for
social science research as it allows for the simultaneous modeling of endogenous network …