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Misinformation Propagation in the Age of Twitter

Author:: Jin, Fang; Wang, Wei; Zhao, Liang; Dougherty, Edward; Cao, Yang; Lu, Chang-Tien; Ramakrishnan, Naren
Publication:: Computer
Year:: 2014

A quantitative analysis of tweets during the Ebola crisis reveals that lies, half-truths, and rumors can spread just like true news.

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