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April 13, 2020

Why is it so hard to stop COVID‑19 misinformation spreading on social media?

Tobias R. Keller, Queensland University of Technology and Rosalie Gillett, Queensland University of Technology

Twitter’s efforts to label misinformation during the US primaries haven’t met with success. So how do we sift useful coronavirus information from wrong or downright dangerous untruths?

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March 18, 2020

When a virus goes viral: pros and cons to the coronavirus spread on social media

Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology; Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology; Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology, and Tobias R. Keller, Queensland University of Technology

The social media spread of news, information and myths about coronavirus can help keep the public informed but can also stoke panic.

A targeted, coordinated online campaign has tried to mislead the public. While the myths have been debunked, the culpable parties remain unknown. SEAN DAVEY/AAP

January 10, 2020

Bushfires, bots and arson claims: Australia flung in the global disinformation spotlight

Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology and Tobias R. Keller, Queensland University of Technology

We found about 300 suspicious Twitter accounts, which we suspect included a high proportion of bots and trolls pushing the #ArsonEmergency narrative.

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