Spread of misinformation about face masks, COVID-19 by automated software on Facebook

What The Study Did:

Researchers

analyzed conversations on public Facebook groups to explore automated misinformation.

Authors:


John W. Ayers, Ph.D., M.A., of the University of California, San Diego, in LaJolla, is the

corresponding author.

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