DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04016-6
论文题名: Misinformation debunking and cross-platform information sharing through Twitter during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: a case study on shelters and ID checks
作者: Hunt K. ; Wang B. ; Zhuang J.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2020
卷: 103, 期: 1 起始页码: 861
结束页码: 883
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Hurricane Harvey
; Hurricane Irma
; Information sharing
; Rumor
; Social media
; Twitter
英文关键词: hurricane event
; information management
; Internet
; media role
; natural hazard
; social media
英文摘要: As the internet and social media continue to become increasingly used for sharing breaking news and important updates, it is with great motivation to study the behaviors of online users during crisis events. One of the biggest issues with obtaining information online is the veracity of such content. Given this vulnerability, misinformation becomes a very dangerous and real threat when spread online. This study investigates misinformation debunking efforts and fills the research gap on cross-platform information sharing when misinformation is spread during disasters. The false rumor “immigration status is checked at shelters” spread in both Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in 2017 and was analyzed in this paper based on a collection of 12,900 tweets. By studying the rumor control efforts made by thousands of accounts, we found that Twitter users respond and interact the most with tweets from verified Twitter accounts, and especially government organizations. Results on sourcing analysis show that the majority of Twitter users who utilize URLs in their postings are employing the information in the URLs to help debunk the false rumor. The most frequently cited information comes from news agencies when analyzing both URLs and domains. This paper provides novel insights into rumor control efforts made through social media during natural disasters and also the information sourcing and sharing behaviors that users exhibit during the debunking of false rumors. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168534
Appears in Collections: 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, United States
Recommended Citation:
Hunt K.,Wang B.,Zhuang J.. Misinformation debunking and cross-platform information sharing through Twitter during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: a case study on shelters and ID checks[J]. Natural Hazards,2020-01-01,103(1)