A Comparative Analysis of Counter Misinformation Strategies on Social Media

• In Event: How to Counter Misinformation Online

Abstract

Misinformation is an emergent topic of interest as more and more people rely on social media for their news. Social media sites are particularly susceptible to spreading misinformation. The US government and social media corporations are constantly trying to adapt new strategies to manage the creation and spread misinformation on these platforms. Most existing scholarship is focused on documenting and explaining the phenomenon. This project is a first attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the most prevalent counter misinformation strategies by examining different campaigns and their spread on social media before and after measures were implemented.

Author

• Rachel Vincent