Eismann, K. (2021). Diffusion and persistence of false rumors in social media networks: implications of searchability on rumor self-correction on Twitter. Journal of Business Economics, 1-31. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11573-020-01022-9

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Researchers were interested in studying why social media users fail to pick up on misinformation and whether interactions between Twitter users can help spread accurate information and reduce the circulation of tweets containing misinformation. RQ: “How does searchability interfere with rumor self-correction in SMN?”

Diffusion and persistence of false rumors in social media networks: implications of searchability on rumor self-correction on Twitter

When social media users search for relevant posts, they are interacting with users outside of their network. This could be helpful in mitigating misinformation when users who don’t know each other collaborate to identify accurate information. However, searchability can also lead to increased circulation of misinformation. 

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