Decoding the News Media Diet of Disinformation Spreaders.

ABSTRACT: In the digital era, information consumption is predominantly channeled through online news media and disseminated on social media platforms. Understanding the complex dynamics of the news media environment and users' habits within the digital ecosystem is a challenging task that requires, at the same time, large databases and accurate methodological approaches. This study contributes to this expanding research landscape by employing network science methodologies and entropic measures to analyze the behavioral patterns of social media users sharing news pieces and dig into the diverse news consumption habits within different online social media user groups. Our analyses reveal that users are more inclined to share news classified as fake when they have previously posted conspiracy or junk s

SUBMITTER: Bertani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10969463 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature