| Title |
Misinformation and the US Ebola communication crisis: analyzing the veracity and content of social media messages related to a fear-inducing infectious disease outbreak
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, May 2020
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-020-08697-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tara Kirk Sell, Divya Hosangadi, Marc Trotochaud |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 41 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 44% |
| Germany | 2 | 5% |
| Uganda | 1 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 16 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 34 | 83% |
| Scientists | 4 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 200 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 200 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 28 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 10% |
| Researcher | 17 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 22 | 11% |
| Unknown | 80 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 31 | 16% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 18% |
| Unknown | 90 | 45% |
Attention Score in Context
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#430,310
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#388
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#13,623
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#11
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