The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders

Our study examines Facebook posts containing nine prominent COVID-19 vaccine misinformation topics that circulated on the platform between March 1, 2020, and March 1, 2021. We first identify misinformation spreaders and fact checkers, further dividing the latter group into those who repeat misinform...

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Autores principales:	Aimei Yang, Jieun Shin, Alvin Zhou, Ke M. Huang-Isherwood, Eugene Lee, Chuqing Dong, Hye Min Kim, Yafei Zhang, Jingyi Sun, Yiqi Li, Yuanfeixue Nan, Lichen Zhen, Wenlin Liu
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Publicado:	Harvard Kennedy School 2021
Materias:	covid-19 facebook fact-checking vaccines Information technology T58.5-58.64 Communication. Mass media P87-96
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/b2b35b84cada4a02bf2b3141024bb379
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b2b35b84cada4a02bf2b3141024bb3792021-11-20T05:44:54ZThe battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders2766-1652https://doaj.org/article/b2b35b84cada4a02bf2b3141024bb3792021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-battleground-of-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-on-facebook-fact-checkers-vs-misinformation-spreaders/https://doaj.org/toc/2766-1652Our study examines Facebook posts containing nine prominent COVID-19 vaccine misinformation topics that circulated on the platform between March 1, 2020, and March 1, 2021. We first identify misinformation spreaders and fact checkers, further dividing the latter group into those who repeat misinformation to debunk the false claim and those who share correct information without repeating the misinformation. Our analysis shows that, on Facebook, there are almost as many fact checkers as misinformation spreaders. In particular, fact checkers’ posts that repeat the original misinformation received significantly more comments than posts from misinformation spreaders. However, we found that misinformation spreaders were far more likely to take on central positions in the misinformation URL co-sharing network than fact checkers. This demonstrates the remarkable ability of misinformation spreaders to coordinate communication strategies across topics.Aimei YangJieun ShinAlvin ZhouKe M. Huang-IsherwoodEugene LeeChuqing DongHye Min KimYafei ZhangJingyi SunYiqi LiYuanfeixue NanLichen ZhenWenlin LiuHarvard Kennedy Schoolarticlecovid-19facebookfact-checkingvaccinesInformation technologyT58.5-58.64Communication. Mass mediaP87-96ENHarvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, Vol 2, Iss 4 (2021)
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spellingShingle	covid-19 facebook fact-checking vaccines Information technology T58.5-58.64 Communication. Mass media P87-96 Aimei Yang Jieun Shin Alvin Zhou Ke M. Huang-Isherwood Eugene Lee Chuqing Dong Hye Min Kim Yafei Zhang Jingyi Sun Yiqi Li Yuanfeixue Nan Lichen Zhen Wenlin Liu The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders
description	Our study examines Facebook posts containing nine prominent COVID-19 vaccine misinformation topics that circulated on the platform between March 1, 2020, and March 1, 2021. We first identify misinformation spreaders and fact checkers, further dividing the latter group into those who repeat misinformation to debunk the false claim and those who share correct information without repeating the misinformation. Our analysis shows that, on Facebook, there are almost as many fact checkers as misinformation spreaders. In particular, fact checkers’ posts that repeat the original misinformation received significantly more comments than posts from misinformation spreaders. However, we found that misinformation spreaders were far more likely to take on central positions in the misinformation URL co-sharing network than fact checkers. This demonstrates the remarkable ability of misinformation spreaders to coordinate communication strategies across topics.
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author	Aimei Yang Jieun Shin Alvin Zhou Ke M. Huang-Isherwood Eugene Lee Chuqing Dong Hye Min Kim Yafei Zhang Jingyi Sun Yiqi Li Yuanfeixue Nan Lichen Zhen Wenlin Liu
author_facet	Aimei Yang Jieun Shin Alvin Zhou Ke M. Huang-Isherwood Eugene Lee Chuqing Dong Hye Min Kim Yafei Zhang Jingyi Sun Yiqi Li Yuanfeixue Nan Lichen Zhen Wenlin Liu
author_sort	Aimei Yang
title	The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders
title_short	The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders
title_full	The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders
title_fullStr	The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders
title_full_unstemmed	The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders
title_sort	battleground of covid-19 vaccine misinformation on facebook: fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders
publisher	Harvard Kennedy School
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/b2b35b84cada4a02bf2b3141024bb379
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The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders

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