The Collaborative Construction and Evolution of Pseudo-knowledge in Online Conversations

Pages: 11
Published: Jul 28, 2017
Abstract
Misinformation has found a new natural habitat in the digital age. Thousands of forums, blogs, and alternative news sources amplify inaccurate information to such a degree that it impacts our collective intelligence. Widespread misinformation is troubling, not just because it is wrong, but also because it can persist in the face of attempts to correct it, and thus becomes part of a larger culture of community-based pseudoknowledge (PK). Prior...
Paper Details
Title
The Collaborative Construction and Evolution of Pseudo-knowledge in Online Conversations
Published Date
Jul 28, 2017
Journal
Pages
11
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