Twitter may be overlooking misinformation “superspreaders” – political pundits, low-credibility media outlets, and influencers who use more toxic language than the typical misinformation spreader
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Twitter may be overlooking misinformation “superspreaders” – political pundits, low-credibility media outlets, and influencers who use more toxic language than the typical misinformation spreader
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Author Countries: USA, UK
Funding: This work was supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and the National Science Foundation (grant ACI-1548562). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Identifying and characterizing superspreaders of low-credibility content on Twitter
Article Publication Date
22-May-2024
COI Statement
The authors declare no competing interests.
Cite Scienmag News
Celia A. (May 22, 2024). Twitter may be overlooking misinformation “superspreaders” – political pundits, low-credibility media outlets, and influencers who use more toxic language than the typical misinformation spreader. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/twitter-may-be-overlooking-misinformation-superspreaders-political-pundits-low-credibility-media-outlets-and-influencers-who-use-more-toxic-language-than-the-typical-misinformation-spreader/
Celia A. "Twitter may be overlooking misinformation “superspreaders” – political pundits, low-credibility media outlets, and influencers who use more toxic language than the typical misinformation spreader." Scienmag, 22 May 2024, https://scienmag.com/twitter-may-be-overlooking-misinformation-superspreaders-political-pundits-low-credibility-media-outlets-and-influencers-who-use-more-toxic-language-than-the-typical-misinformation-spreader/. Accessed 28 August 2026.
Celia A. "Twitter may be overlooking misinformation “superspreaders” – political pundits, low-credibility media outlets, and influencers who use more toxic language than the typical misinformation spreader." Scienmag. May 22, 2024. https://scienmag.com/twitter-may-be-overlooking-misinformation-superspreaders-political-pundits-low-credibility-media-outlets-and-influencers-who-use-more-toxic-language-than-the-typical-misinformation-spreader/
