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The Propagation of Misinformation in Social Media : A Cross-platform Analysis

There is growing awareness about how social media circulate extreme viewpoints and turn up the temperature of public debate. Posts that exhibit agitation garner disproportionate engagement. Within this clamour, fringe sources and viewpoints are mainstreaming, and mainstream media are marginalized. T...

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Main Author: Richard Rogers
Format: Book
Published: Routledge 2025
Subjects:
Misinformation
Social media > Political aspects
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