Internet users engage more with phatic posts than with health misinformation on Facebook

Volume: 6, Issue: 1
Published: Apr 28, 2020
Abstract
Social media like Facebook are harshly criticized for the propagation of health misinformation. Yet, little research has provided in-depth analysis of real-world data to measure the extent to which Internet users engage with it. This article examines 6.5 million interactions generated by 500 posts on an emblematic case of online health misinformation: the Facebook page Santé + Mag , which generates five times more interactions than the...
Paper Details
Title
Internet users engage more with phatic posts than with health misinformation on Facebook
Published Date
Apr 28, 2020
Volume
6
Issue
1
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