Coronavirus on Social Media: Misinformation Spread Analysis
Misinformation spread within and across countries is detrimental to public health at large. We analyze the spread of unreliable, clickbait, political/biased tweets across countries, for sample tweets with the largest cascades. The source tweets (unreliable, conspiracy, clickbait, polititcal/biased) considered are identified from information cascades propagated during Mar 1 - Apr 11.
Misinformation spread across countries
The visualization shows only the retweet/reply link observed between a pair of countries.
Retweets/replies over time (nodes), with inter-country links (edges)Legend: Source Tweet (if geo available)- Blue, Retweets/Replies-Red (color intensity reduced as time passes). Edges (visualized only across countries).
political-clickbait
GOP blocking coronavirus bill — because it limits how much drugmakers can charge for a vaccine https://t.co/eIkvU7QquQ
unreliable
Nevada Governor Sisolak's Chief Medical Officer Who Banned Hydroxychloroquine for Treating Coronavirus DOES NOT Have License to Practice Medicine https://t.co/BSGlNKkEUs via @gatewaypundit
conspiracy
It's not the flu, it's a #bioweapon. https://t.co/28OU4IoeS5
unreliable
As Iran Becomes Ground Zero for Coronavirus Pandemic, Israel Becomes Ground Zero for Cure - Frontpagemag https://t.co/5BBFloacvo
political
Because of an effort to downplay the crisis, even US embassy staffers were refused testing. https://t.co/EYI0UE18we
unreliable
Widespread panic hits as Corona Virus found to transmit via toilet paper https://t.co/DHwDzfkyFj #toiletpapergate #coronavirus
unreliable
THE NUMBERS JUST DON'T ADD UP: Nearly 500,000 Went to Hospital in 2018-19 Flu Season But Today There Are Not Enough Hospital Beds for Coronavirus Patients? https://t.co/hBswbwXte2 via @gatewaypundit
political-clickbait
Doctors tell Florida woman she ‘likely’ has coronavirus but refuse to test her for it https://t.co/qDLKF3KQfl
unreliable
German Finance Minister Commits Suicide Due To ‘Coronavirus Worries’ https://t.co/b3kIRcrRrX https://t.co/LD4sViixlQ
unreliable
An Obama Holdover in an Obscure Government Arm Helped Cause the Country’s Coronavirus Crisis https://t.co/5BcGzhdRW8 https://t.co/Jp2A3PFqIx
unreliable
They tested him lol, btw those tests can give a lot of false negatives. https://t.co/Tc9ZzSmg09
political-clickbait
Mike Pence shook hands with 44 cadets whose fellow student is being quarantined for coronavirus https://t.co/ZsnkBtN5bA
unreliable
Calif. Man with Coronavirus Says It's Easier Than a Cold, Shows Trump Was Right About Not Panicking https://t.co/kbc7SCTVgi
unreliable
Numbers Show Coronavirus Appears Far Less Deadly Than Flu Media Keep Promoting Panic https://t.co/YeNv9QVD5G
bias-clickbait
Chinese City Orders Cats, Dogs off the Menu After Coronavirus Outbreak https://t.co/OCSML0UZq8
conspiracy
Did China Close First Lab To Sequence Covid-19 Out Of Fear It Would Lose Bat Soup Narrative? https://t.co/UYfSFTtCvE
conspiracy
Wuhan Seafood Market, Ground-Zero For Coronavirus Outbreak, Demolished https://t.co/4NL09rHzzl