Disinformation and Echo Chambers: How Disinformation Circulates on Social Media Through Identity-Driven Controversies
@article{DiazRuiz2022DisinformationAE, title={Disinformation and Echo Chambers: How Disinformation Circulates on Social Media Through Identity-Driven Controversies}, author={Carlos Diaz Ruiz and Tomas Nilsson}, journal={Journal of Public Policy \& Marketing}, year={2022}, volume={42}, pages={18 - 35} }
This article investigates how disinformation circulates on social media as adversarial narratives embedded in identity-driven controversies. Empirically, the article reports on the flat Earth echo chamber on YouTube, a controversial group arguing that the earth is a plane, not a sphere. By analyzing how they weave their arguments, this study demonstrates that disinformation circulates through identity-based grievances. As grudges intensify, back-and-forth argumentation becomes a form of knowing…
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