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Types, Sources, and Claims of COVID-19 Misinformation results
- independent individuals have increased with the misinformation about COVID-19 by 900% from January to March
- most misinformation is a reconfiguration of true information where the true information is recontextualized, spun, or twisted rather than completely made up (59% vs 38% in the sample in this study)
- misinformation from prominent figures such as celebrities and politicians account for only 20% of misinformation but a majority (69%) of engagement
- most misinformation comes from ordinary people, but these posts get much less engagement
- largest category of misinformation is about policy and actions of public authorities
- social media platforms have responded to misinformation by attaching warnings or taking posts down
- 59% of false posts on Twitter remain, 27% on YouTube, and 24% on Facebook
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Updated 2021-04-29
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