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

06.07.21 | JAMA Network
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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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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.2498)

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JAMA Network. (2021, June 7). Spread of misinformation about face masks, COVID-19 by automated software on Facebook. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L7V6EQ08/spread-of-misinformation-about-face-masks-covid-19-by-automated-software-on-facebook.html
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"Spread of misinformation about face masks, COVID-19 by automated software on Facebook." Brightsurf News, Jun. 7 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L7V6EQ08/spread-of-misinformation-about-face-masks-covid-19-by-automated-software-on-facebook.html.