Articles By
Joseph McGlynn
COVID-19
Misinformation more likely to use non-specific authority references: Twitter analysis of two COVID-19 myths
Joseph McGlynn, Maxim Baryshevtsev and Zane A. Dayton
This research examines the content, timing, and spread of COVID-19 misinformation and subsequent debunking efforts for two COVID-19 myths. COVID-19 misinformation tweets included more non-specific authority references (e.g., “Taiwanese experts”, “a doctor friend”), while debunking tweets included more specific and verifiable authority references (e.g.,