Social data in digital form—including user-generated content, expressed or implicit relations
between people, and behavioral traces—are at the core of popular applications and …

We investigated the differential diffusion of all of the verified true and false news stories
distributed on Twitter from 2006 to 2017. The data comprise~ 126,000 stories tweeted by~ 3 …

An innovative and accessible guide to doing social research in the digital age. In just the
past several years, we have witnessed the birth and rapid spread of social media, mobile …

Algorithms exert great power in curating online information, yet are often opaque in their
operation, and even existence. Since opaque algorithms sometimes make biased or …

Social media platforms are widely used by people to report, access, and share information
during outbreaks and epidemics. Although government agencies and healthcare institutions …

As the internet and social media continue to become increasingly used for sharing breaking
news and important updates, it is with great motivation to study the behaviors of online users …

This paper examines how users of social media correct online rumors during crisis events.
Focusing on Twitter, we identify different patterns of information correcting behaviors and …

Social media has been increasingly utilized to spread breaking news and risk
communications during disasters of all magnitudes. Unfortunately, due to the unmoderated …

Rumors are regular features of crisis events due to the extreme uncertainty and lack of
information that often characterizes these settings. Despite recent research that explores …

Social media sites like Facebook and Instagram remove content that is against community
guidelines or is perceived to be deviant behavior. Users also delete their own content that …