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http://conacyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1000/5671| Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter | |
| Kouzy Ramez. Abi Jaoude Joseph. Kraitem Afif. El Alam Molly B. Karam Basil. Adib Elio. Zarka Jabra. Traboulsi Cindy. Akl Elie. Baddour Khalil. | |
| Acceso Abierto | |
| Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas | |
| 10.7759/cureus.7255 | |
| BackgroundSince the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, misinformation has been spreading uninhibited over traditional and social media at a rapid pace. We sought to analyze the magnitude of misinformation that is being spread on Twitter (Twitter, Inc., San Francisco, CA) regarding the coronavirus epidemic. Materials and methodsWe conducted a search on Twitter using 14 different trending hashtags and keywords related to the COVID-19 epidemic. We then summarized and assessed individual tweets for misinformation in comparison to verified and peer-reviewed resources. Descriptive statistics were used to compare terms and hashtags, and to identify individual tweets and account characteristics.ResultsThe study included 673 tweets. Most tweets were posted by informal individuals/groups (66%), and 129 (19.2%) belonged to verified Twitter accounts. The majority of included tweets contained serious content (91.2%); 548 tweets (81.4%) included genuine information pertaining to the COVID-19 epidemic. Around 70% of the tweets tackled medical/public health information, while the others were pertaining to sociopolitical and financial factors. In total, 153 tweets (24.8%) included misinformation, and 107 (17.4%) included unverifiable information regarding the COVID-19 epidemic. The rate of misinformation was higher among informal individual/group accounts (33.8%, p: | |
| Cureus | |
| 2020 | |
| Artículo | |
| https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/original_article/pdf/28976/1584678015-20200320-11275-sbl2i9.pdf | |
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| VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS | |
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