Mechanisms of True and False Rumor Sharing in Social Media: Collective Intelligence or Herd Behavior?
Mechanisms of True and False Rumor Sharing in Social Media: Collective Intelligence or Herd Behavior?
Social media platforms disseminate extensive volumes of online content, including true and, in particular, false rumors. Previous literature has studied the diffusion of offline rumors, yet more research is needed to understand the diffusion of online rumors. In this paper, we examine the role of lifetime and crowd effects in …