Political Science

Measuring exposure to misinformation from political elites on Twitter

M. Mosleh and D. G. Rand

Discover how Mohsen Mosleh and David G. Rand measured Twitter users' exposure to misinformation from political elites. Their study reveals intriguing correlations between misinformation exposure and user behavior, especially among conservatives, offering actionable insights into the digital media landscape.

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Abstract

This paper introduces a novel approach to measure Twitter users' exposure to misinformation from political elites. Using PolitiFact's fact-checks, the authors calculate falsity scores for 816 elites and assign users a misinformation-exposure score based on the elites they follow. The study finds a negative correlation between this score and the quality of news users share, and a positive correlation with estimated conservative ideology. Network analysis reveals an association between conservative ideology and misinformation exposure, with a stronger effect for conservatives than liberals. An open-source R library and API are provided for wider use.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Nov 21, 2022

Authors

Mohsen Mosleh, David G. Rand

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