Filippo Menczer
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Recent Articles
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DeVerna M, Yan H, Yang K, Menczer F
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2024 Dec;
121(50):e2322823121.
PMID: 39630865
Fact checking can be an effective strategy against misinformation, but its implementation at scale is impeded by the overwhelming volume of information online. Recent AI language models have shown impressive...
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Truong B, Lou X, Flammini A, Menczer F
PNAS Nexus
. 2024 Jul;
3(7):pgae258.
PMID: 38994499
Social media, seen by some as the modern public square, is vulnerable to manipulation. By controlling inauthentic accounts impersonating humans, malicious actors can amplify disinformation within target communities. The consequences...
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DeVerna M, Aiyappa R, Pacheco D, Bryden J, Menczer F
PLoS One
. 2024 May;
19(5):e0302201.
PMID: 38776260
The world's digital information ecosystem continues to struggle with the spread of misinformation. Prior work has suggested that users who consistently disseminate a disproportionate amount of low-credibility content-so-called superspreaders-are at...
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Yan H, Yang K, Shanahan J, Menczer F
Sci Rep
. 2023 Nov;
13(1):20707.
PMID: 38001150
Automated accounts on social media that impersonate real users, often called "social bots," have received a great deal of attention from academia and the public. Here we present experiments designed...
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Wilhelm E, Ballalai I, Belanger M, Benjamin P, Bertrand-Ferrandis C, Bezbaruah S, et al.
JMIR Infodemiology
. 2023 Apr;
3:e44207.
PMID: 37012998
Background: An infodemic is excess information, including false or misleading information, that spreads in digital and physical environments during a public health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by...
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Pierri F, DeVerna M, Yang K, Axelrod D, Bryden J, Menczer F
J Med Internet Res
. 2023 Feb;
25:e42227.
PMID: 36735835
Background: Vaccinations play a critical role in mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and other diseases. Past research has linked misinformation to increased hesitancy and lower vaccination rates. Gaps remain in...
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Yang K, Ferrara E, Menczer F
J Comput Soc Sci
. 2022 Aug;
5(2):1511-1528.
PMID: 36035522
Social bots have become an important component of online social media. Deceptive bots, in particular, can manipulate online discussions of important issues ranging from elections to public health, threatening the...
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Yang K, Hui P, Menczer F
PeerJ Comput Sci
. 2022 Jul;
8:e1025.
PMID: 35875635
Online social media are key platforms for the public to discuss political issues. As a result, researchers have used data from these platforms to analyze public opinions and forecast election...
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Pierri F, Perry B, DeVerna M, Yang K, Flammini A, Menczer F, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2022 Apr;
12(1):5966.
PMID: 35474313
Widespread uptake of vaccines is necessary to achieve herd immunity. However, uptake rates have varied across U.S. states during the first six months of the COVID-19 vaccination program. Misbeliefs may...