Articles By
Sameer Patil
Exposure to social engagement metrics increases vulnerability to misinformation
Mihai Avram, Nicholas Micallef, Sameer Patil and Filippo Menczer
News feeds in virtually all social media platforms include engagement metrics, such as the number of times each post is liked and shared. We find that exposure to these signals increases the vulnerability of users to low-credibility information in a simulated social media feed.