- organization vs individual
- frequency of correction
- effect of health anxiety

Effects of Correction to Misinformation in COVID-19 Research (Individual vs Organizational)


Researchers have investigated the effects of correcting misinformation on social media related to COVID-19. They have looked at both the effectiveness of corrections from health organizations and individual accounts.

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- XFake
- MeVer NetworkX
- Verifi2
- Correction (from Organization or Individual)

Examples of Interventions

Seo, H., Xiong, A., Lee, S., & Lee, D. (2022, May). If You Have a Reliable Source, Say Something: Effects of Correction Comments on COVID-19 Misinformation. In Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (Vol. 16, pp. 896-907).

If You Have a Reliable Source, Say Something: Effects of Correction Comments on COVID-19 Misinformation

XFake is a tool that was developed to help people identify fake news.

XFake

MeVer NetworkX is a tool that was developed to help people identify misinformation on social media. Specifically it visualizes information from Twitter, Facebook, and Telegram.

MeVer NetworkX

Verify is a tool that utilizes visual analytics to help people identify misinformation. The number 2 in the name denotes that it is the latest development of this intervention.

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