Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased.

Gizem Ceylan, Ian A Anderson, Wendy Wood

January 2023

Synopsis of Social media discussions

Numerous discussions highlight the article's key insights, such as how social media's reward structures influence users to share information without critical reflection. For instance, phrases like 'automatically activated by cues' and 'reward structure encourages sharing' drive home the notion that platform designs play a crucial role in misinformation habits. The tone across the discussions indicates urgency and encouragement for systemic changes, which is supported by references to potential solutions like 'overhauling social media designs.'

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Agreement
 Strong agreement

The majority of discussions reflect a strong consensus with the article, emphasizing the habitual nature of misinformation sharing.

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Interest
 High level of interest

Participants express high levels of curiosity and concern regarding the topic of misinformation, indicating its relevance to current societal issues.

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Engagement
 High engagement

Discussions delve into the mechanisms of how social media platforms facilitate misinformation, showcasing thoughtful analysis and references to the article's findings.

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Impact
 High level of impact

The consensus is that the findings of the study could lead to significant changes in how misinformation is addressed on social media platforms.

Social Mentions

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Metrics

Video Views

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Total Likes

618

Extended Reach

991,982

Social Features

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  • Barry
    @haleba.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    ".. can take a more active step than moderating what information is posted and instead pursue structural changes in their reward structure to limit the spread of misinformation." "Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased" (1/17/2023) - PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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    March 2, 2025

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    @Artemio70 (Twitter)

    Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation https://t.co/5hMTtarA1b
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    January 17, 2025

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    @bobehayes (Twitter)

    Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating #Misinformation https://t.co/7y6Go4vjeA #GenerativeAI
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    November 17, 2024

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  • Seattle Media Lab
    @Sea_Media_Lab (Twitter)

    Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation https://t.co/0c0SDrwefo via @YouTube
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    November 14, 2024

  • Bob E. Hayes
    @bobehayes (Twitter)

    Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating #Misinformation https://t.co/7y6Go4vjeA #GenerativeAI
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    November 13, 2024

  • Deb
    @dancingdg (Twitter)

    Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation - YouTube https://t.co/rQLoRmxvUN
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    November 13, 2024

  • Deb
    @dancingdg (Twitter)

    https://t.co/OsZv1uVGXJ
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    November 13, 2024

  • John Mullin
    @JohnMul04744813 (Twitter)

    The concept of inoculation can be applied to misinformation. It's called pre-bunking. https://t.co/Q3xaB3SWF8
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    November 9, 2024

  • X Santien Patrick Pierini Rees's Prepared
    @SantiRees (Twitter)

    Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation https://t.co/4Ks5X8J145 via @YouTube
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    November 9, 2024

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  • Rem Branded
    @RemembranceLynn (Twitter)

    https://t.co/6YOIuWWch3
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    November 3, 2024

  • Matthew Allan McMurray
    @mean10102 (Twitter)

    Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation https://t.co/1Pb5F9904q via @YouTube
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    November 3, 2024

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    @randy13100 (Twitter)

    https://t.co/uDYE3GG3fz
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    @wat3rm370n.bsky.social (Bluesky)


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    October 29, 2024

  • Chloe
    @wat3rm370n.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    “users form habits of sharing information that attracts others' attention. Once habits form, information sharing is automatically activated by cues on the platform without users considering response outcomes such as spreading misinformation.” doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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    September 21, 2024

  • Jirka Blahút
    @BlahutJirka (Twitter)

    @Tharsis90 To není můj názor. To jsou data založená na několika desítkách let studí a výzkumu. Například... https://t.co/ph9UJSru1E https://t.co/5SzYSVwRor https://t.co/R1mRQ4thsP
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    September 8, 2024

  • Ian Axel Anderson, PhD
    @aanixel (Twitter)

    Seems to fit with the data we collected from our experiments, too. (https://t.co/6abf5vKrEf)... Relatively low number of superspreaders responsible for large portion of misinformation on Twitter https://t.co/wlDRSyMkWG
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    May 31, 2024

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  • Ian Axel Anderson, PhD
    @aanixel (Twitter)

    Habits of posting on IG and Facebook: https://t.co/W1LnRRfRpf Misinformation sharing habits: https://t.co/6abf5vKrEf
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    February 24, 2024

  • Shen Tian | 田申
    @ShenTian_Eliot (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Sharing of #misinformation is habitual https://t.co/TmGgBMMd9Y "...the reward structure on social media that encourages…
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    February 22, 2024

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  • ebb
    @AwareNetConnect (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | PNAS https://t.co/OWByae1WOd
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    January 29, 2024

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  • Ervin Zubic
    @ervin_zubic (Twitter)

    Dive into the surprising world of digital misinformation!
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    January 28, 2024

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  • Phoebe K
    @1TiffanyS (Twitter)

    Unfortunately this is the world we live in today. People's Opinions become fact, and facts are the opinions . Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | PNAS https://t.co/9bbNrrU30d
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    November 20, 2023

  • qs4ol
    @v4atol (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    October 28, 2023

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  • Javier Valencia
    @LYRAingenieria (Twitter)

    Fuente: https://t.co/yKUAYTCg1L
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    August 23, 2023

  • Peter Jacobs
    @pjacobs.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    media platform sharing design & incentives play underappreciated role in misinformation propagation
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    July 2, 2023

  • K Johnson
    @ASpinOfTheWheel (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | PNAS https://t.co/IsI3d6pxE9
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    June 21, 2023

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    @SBoraErdemli (Twitter)


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    June 6, 2023

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    @pogue25 (Twitter)

    @axios @jonathanstea https://t.co/0nnIPcWyuO
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    May 28, 2023

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  • Ian Axel Anderson, PhD
    @aanixel (Twitter)

    Paper link :) https://t.co/6abf5vKrEf
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    May 24, 2023

  • Vern Gambetta
    @coachgambetta (Twitter)

    RT @NBTiller: The second shows that misinformation spreads due to reward-based mechanisms that may only be prevented by overhauling the soc…
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    May 23, 2023

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  • Nick Tiller, Ph.D.
    @NBTiller (Twitter)

    The second shows that misinformation spreads due to reward-based mechanisms that may only be prevented by overhauling the social media platforms responsible (good luck with that). 3/4
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    May 23, 2023

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  • Pietro Ghezzi
    @PietroGhezzi (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/0i7YIuXOP0
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    May 11, 2023

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  • るるる るる
    @Rarshe (Twitter)

    RT @neostenshi: 【ガセ情報の拡散力①】フェイクニュース拡散の典型パターンではありませんが、誰もが知っているタイトルに煽りをきかせたタイプ。『アナと雪の女王2』が歴代興収1位という誤った知識はどこから来ているのか？マスコミとWikipediaによる虚偽情報ロンダリ…
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    May 6, 2023

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  • たぬ
    @JDM2tm956qAwuTp (Twitter)

    RT @neostenshi: 【ガセ情報の拡散力①】フェイクニュース拡散の典型パターンではありませんが、誰もが知っているタイトルに煽りをきかせたタイプ。『アナと雪の女王2』が歴代興収1位という誤った知識はどこから来ているのか？マスコミとWikipediaによる虚偽情報ロンダリ…
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    May 4, 2023

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  • 新しい天使
    @neostenshi (Twitter)

    【ガセ情報の拡散力①】フェイクニュース拡散の典型パターンではありませんが、誰もが知っているタイトルに煽りをきかせたタイプ。『アナと雪の女王2』が歴代興収1位という誤った知識はどこから来ているのか？マスコミとWikipediaによる虚偽情報ロンダリングの成果でしょうか？https://t.co/prGQ9ZBjnE https://t.co/gaO17v99bn
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    May 4, 2023

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  • Ahmet O. Ceceli
    @aoceceli (Twitter)

    RT @DVSneuro: Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | PNAS https://t.co/LudJnXeDa7
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    April 26, 2023

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  • David V. Smith (@dvsmith.bsky.social)
    @DVSneuro (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | PNAS https://t.co/LudJnXeDa7
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    April 26, 2023

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  • FriendsOfSciMed
    @FriendsOfSciMed (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Sharing of #misinformation is habitual https://t.co/TmGgBMMd9Y "...the reward structure on social media that encourages…
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    March 22, 2023

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  • Dennis Koch
    @DennisKoch10 (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Sharing of #misinformation is habitual https://t.co/TmGgBMMd9Y "...the reward structure on social media that encourages…
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    March 21, 2023

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  • Timothy Caulfield
    @CaulfieldTim (Twitter)

    Sharing of #misinformation is habitual https://t.co/TmGgBMMd9Y "...the reward structure on social media that encourages users to form habits of sharing news that engages others and attracts social recognition." "...build sharing habits that are sensitive to truth value."
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    March 21, 2023

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  • t.m.t.m.8432
    @8432_t (Twitter)

    RT @MamMa_mimumemo: 誤情報が拡散されるのは、”情報を拡散させる習慣”を持った人の影響が大きいという報告。 このような人たちは、正しい情報も誤情報も拡散する傾向があって、逆にあまり情報を拡散する習慣がない人の方が、シェアする時は正確な情報が多い傾向にあったとい…
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    March 17, 2023

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  • timethief Canadian forever
    @timethief (Twitter)

    #Sharingmisinformation is #habitual, not just lazy or biased. Once users form sharing habits, they respond automatically to recurring cues withing the site & are insensitive to whether the news is false or conflicts with their political beliefs. https://t.co/g2cDPdgPBX https://t.co/pcPsu7YNVn
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    March 17, 2023

  • しゅろ
    @daijyo1021ubu (Twitter)

    RT @MamMa_mimumemo: 誤情報が拡散されるのは、”情報を拡散させる習慣”を持った人の影響が大きいという報告。 このような人たちは、正しい情報も誤情報も拡散する傾向があって、逆にあまり情報を拡散する習慣がない人の方が、シェアする時は正確な情報が多い傾向にあったとい…
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    March 16, 2023

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  • まりあ
    @maria_jun1007 (Twitter)

    RT @MamMa_mimumemo: 誤情報が拡散されるのは、”情報を拡散させる習慣”を持った人の影響が大きいという報告。 このような人たちは、正しい情報も誤情報も拡散する傾向があって、逆にあまり情報を拡散する習慣がない人の方が、シェアする時は正確な情報が多い傾向にあったとい…
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    March 16, 2023

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  • ひぐ
    @mlmai (Twitter)

    RT @MamMa_mimumemo: 誤情報が拡散されるのは、”情報を拡散させる習慣”を持った人の影響が大きいという報告。 このような人たちは、正しい情報も誤情報も拡散する傾向があって、逆にあまり情報を拡散する習慣がない人の方が、シェアする時は正確な情報が多い傾向にあったとい…
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    March 16, 2023

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  • Mitsuo Terada, MD, PhD@乳腺科医
    @MamMa_mimumemo (Twitter)

    誤情報が拡散されるのは、”情報を拡散させる習慣”を持った人の影響が大きいという報告。 このような人たちは、正しい情報も誤情報も拡散する傾向があって、逆にあまり情報を拡散する習慣がない人の方が、シェアする時は正確な情報が多い傾向にあったというのも興味深い。 https://t.co/4oxVWI9c42
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    March 15, 2023

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  • ApresLaBiere
    @ApresLaBiere (Twitter)

    Je résume : pour maximiser l'engagement, il faut que les gens partagent du contenu -> stratégie efficace : faire du partage une habitude -> le partage par habitude semble insensible à pas mal de modifications qui tendraient à le rendre "raisonné"
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    March 14, 2023

  • Peter Metzinger
    @campaigning (Twitter)

    RT @reclaimthefacts: Die Struktur des Online-Austausches auf #SocialMedia ist wichtiger für die Verbreitung von #FakeNews als mangelndes kr…
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    February 21, 2023

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  • Social Media News
    @SMM_News_Feed (Twitter)

    RT @reclaimthefacts: Die Struktur des Online-Austausches auf #SocialMedia ist wichtiger für die Verbreitung von #FakeNews als mangelndes kr…
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    February 19, 2023

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  • reclaimthefacts
    @reclaimthefacts (Twitter)

    Die Struktur des Online-Austausches auf #SocialMedia ist wichtiger für die Verbreitung von #FakeNews als mangelndes kritisches Denken oder Voreingenommenheit. https://t.co/VC8h25oL4b https://t.co/Decbsw9dpa
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    February 19, 2023

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  • David G. Rand @dgrand.bsky.social
    @DG_Rand (Twitter)

    @jayvanbavel @Sander_vdLinden @TatianaCeladin @ValerioCapraro @NickBDiamond @LeahRosenzweig @Susan_Athey @jrpsau @M_B_Petersen This recent PNAS paper, which finds that prompting people to judge accuracy before sharing reduces sharing of false (but not true) headlines for both habitual and non-habitual news sharers https://t.co/rqVZ1x3FNq
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    February 15, 2023

  • a rose flower
    @Maria_19_23 (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    February 11, 2023

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  • Simon Clark
    @simonoxfphys (Twitter)

    @gordon_struth I did read this recently, which indicates we should be focusing on site design rather than engaging with users directly https://t.co/JWE9gKqlE7
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    February 5, 2023

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  • Michael Jensen
    @ecologyofhope (Twitter)

    RT @AlgernonWrites: “…our findings reveal that sharing misinformation is part of a broader response pattern of insensitivity to information…
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    February 5, 2023

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  • Algernon D’Ammassa
    @AlgernonWrites (Twitter)

    “…our findings reveal that sharing misinformation is part of a broader response pattern of insensitivity to informational outcomes that results from the habits formed through repeated social media use.” https://t.co/V7fqhAPhE1
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    February 4, 2023

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  • HMMM...
    @NoChaosNoChill (Twitter)

    RT @ProfWendyWood: What drives the spread of #misinformation? The #habits users develop on #socialmedia. Ceylan, Anderson, et al.’s researc…
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    February 3, 2023

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  • HMMM...
    @NoChaosNoChill (Twitter)

    RT @ProfWendyWood: NEW PAPER @PNASNews by Ceylan, Anderson, et al. shows a key reason for the spread of #misinformation on #socialmedia: #H…
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    February 3, 2023

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  • Courtney Monroe
    @MonroeMovement (Twitter)

    RT @ProfWendyWood: https://t.co/beQmAWQuba
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    February 3, 2023

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  • Wendy Wood
    @ProfWendyWood (Twitter)

    https://t.co/beQmAWQuba
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    February 3, 2023

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  • Marcus Evans
    @MarcuswevansSr (Twitter)

    Skeptical Science New Research for Week #5 2023: Open access notables Via PNAS, Ceylan, Anderson & Wood present a paper squarely in the center of the Skeptical Science wheelhouse:  Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased. The… https://t.co/En2Mt7ehu3
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    February 2, 2023

  • Wendy Wood
    @ProfWendyWood (Twitter)

    https://t.co/beQmAWQuba
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    February 1, 2023

  • ABRAHAM WAGNER
    @abe1wagner (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/KHgx1Wtc4F
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    January 31, 2023

  • Brown Information Futures Lab
    @IFL_Brown (Twitter)

    How to reduce the reach of misinformation? Change people's habits by changing the online environments that promote and support its sharing, according to a recent study. https://t.co/KzwMsoWdCo
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    January 30, 2023

  • Shin Asayama
    @ShinAsayama (Twitter)

    "Misinformation is a worldwide concern ... What drives its spread?. The answer lies in the reward structure on social media that encourages users to form habits of sharing news that engages others and attracts social recognition." https://t.co/5yAXGKVW5P
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    January 30, 2023

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  • SFMara
    @EHunt48483 (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 29, 2023

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  • Mary Heston
    @maryheston (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/3qEPWnZG45
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    January 27, 2023

  • Wendy Wood
    @ProfWendyWood (Twitter)

    https://t.co/beQmAWQuba
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    January 27, 2023

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  • Sebastian Olschewski
    @Seb_Olschewski (Twitter)

    RT @DVSneuro: Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co…
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    January 26, 2023

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  • whyTesla
    @whyTesla2012 (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 26, 2023

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  • NP AGARWAL世界一フォローを目指しますAiming best in world.
    @np_grwl (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 26, 2023

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  • 無
    @Zappax_X (Twitter)

    RT @ishinobu_actual: Researchers discover that misinformation spreads like wildfire on social media because social media platforms reward s…
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    January 26, 2023

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  • Ash Paul
    @pash22 (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/LcLho7PklN via @aanixel et al
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    January 26, 2023

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  • Ishi Nobu い忍ふ
    @ishinobu_actual (Twitter)

    Researchers discover that misinformation spreads like wildfire on social media because social media platforms reward sharing. Duh…. https://t.co/jQExB7i0hN #misinformation
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    January 25, 2023

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  • Colin Camerer
    @CFCamerer (Twitter)

    RT @DVSneuro: Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co…
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    January 25, 2023

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  • David V. Smith (@dvsmith.bsky.social)
    @DVSneuro (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/LudJnXfaZF
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    January 25, 2023

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  • Gökhan Yılmaz
    @gokhanyilmazhr (Twitter)

    RT @ProfWendyWood: What drives the spread of #misinformation? The #habits users develop on #socialmedia. Ceylan, Anderson, et al.’s researc…
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    January 25, 2023

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  • Kara Roberts
    @KaraRobertsRD (Twitter)

    RT @ProfWendyWood: What drives the spread of #misinformation? The #habits users develop on #socialmedia. Ceylan, Anderson, et al.’s researc…
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    January 25, 2023

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  • OhioMomAgainstFascism
    @MimiPlevinFoust (Twitter)

    RT @ProfWendyWood: What drives the spread of #misinformation? The #habits users develop on #socialmedia. Ceylan, Anderson, et al.’s researc…
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    January 25, 2023

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  • Wendy Wood
    @ProfWendyWood (Twitter)

    What drives the spread of #misinformation? The #habits users develop on #socialmedia. Ceylan, Anderson, et al.’s research shows that habits are more important than users’ political biases or poor reasoning abilities. https://t.co/beQmAWQuba https://t.co/5usLJUT5v3
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    January 25, 2023

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  • The Integrity Project
    @tipazorg (Twitter)

    Excellent paper from @Yale and @USC researchers showing that motivation may not fully account for politically-oriented #misinformation. Habitual sharers who share more politically liberal news also share more conservative news. https://t.co/McbiJLCS7w
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    January 24, 2023

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  • Marcel Schneuer
    @Ungeschneuer (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 24, 2023

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  • David A. Ellis
    @davidaellis (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual....interesting to note that this is also how we framed general patterns of technology use a while back.... https://t.co/FhdJcweI4B
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    January 24, 2023

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  • Internet Ethics
    @IEthics (Twitter)

    RT @IEthics: "[O]n #socialmedia, users form habits of sharing information that attracts... attention. Once habits form, information sharing…
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    January 23, 2023

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  • Internet Ethics
    @IEthics (Twitter)

    "[O]n #socialmedia, users form habits of sharing information that attracts... attention. Once habits form, information sharing is automatically activated by cues on the platform without users considering response outcomes such as spreading #misinformation" https://t.co/MQxsBFZSo2
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    January 23, 2023

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  • JoeFella
    @FellaJS (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 23, 2023

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  • Michael Cherenson
    @mcherenson (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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  • NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics
    @CSMaP_NYU (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 23, 2023

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  • Paulo Villela
    @paulo_villela (Twitter)

    @gabeiracombr Porque as pessoas compartilham desinformação nas redes sociais? Este artigo ajuda a entender o problema. Reduzir a desinformação requer a mudança dos ambientes on-line que promovem e apoiam seu compartilhamento. Original disponível em inglês em: https://t.co/BOmWf1AFC0
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    January 23, 2023

  • Luciana Moherdaui - esta conta é pessoal
    @lumoherdaui (Twitter)

    Não estou certa disso: "Finally, we show that sharing of false news is not an inevitable consequence of user habits: Social media sites could be restructured to build habits to share accurate information." Fonte: "Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased"
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    January 23, 2023

  • Steve
    @stefano_cavall (Twitter)

    Social media incentivize users to stay on their accounts and keep sharing. Habitual users forwarded 6 times more MISINFORMATION than occasional or new users. READ the study https://t.co/FLc6C9lS76
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    January 23, 2023

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  • Roger Cuartielles
    @r_cuartielles (Twitter)

    RT @tonirodon: Users form habits of sharing information that attracts others' attention. Once habits form, information sharing is automatic…
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    January 23, 2023

    1

  • Toni Rodon
    @tonirodon (Twitter)

    Users form habits of sharing information that attracts others' attention. Once habits form, information sharing is automatically activated by cues on the platform without users considering response outcomes such as spreading misinformation https://t.co/bKv1VbyEPE
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    January 23, 2023

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  • red bird
    @boho_joshua19 (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 21, 2023

    568

  • Alan Swithenbank
    @AlanSwithenbank (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/41i0fIMru8
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    January 21, 2023

  • Omar D. Pérez
    @omadav (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/9S6P8Q5ddn
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    January 21, 2023

  • Rosanacccosta
    @rosanacccosta (Twitter)

    RT @srlm: PESQUISA: pessoas podem ser INCENTIVADAS a criar e manter hábitos de COMPARTILHAMENTO de informação sensíveis à VERDADE [do conte…
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    January 21, 2023

    2

  • Afonso Borges
    @afonsoborges (Twitter)

    RT @srlm: PESQUISA: pessoas podem ser INCENTIVADAS a criar e manter hábitos de COMPARTILHAMENTO de informação sensíveis à VERDADE [do conte…
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    January 21, 2023

    2

  • silvio meira
    @srlm (Twitter)

    PESQUISA: pessoas podem ser INCENTIVADAS a criar e manter hábitos de COMPARTILHAMENTO de informação sensíveis à VERDADE [do conteúdo]. CONSEQUÊNCIA disso? REDUZIR #DESINFORMAÇÃO requer mudanças nas PLATAFORMAS que promovem e apoiam seu compartilhamento: https://t.co/UvMEbZbdgR. https://t.co/ul66UyKjYr
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    January 21, 2023

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    2

  • Carlos Andrés Celis-Preciado
    @pulmonology101 (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 21, 2023

    59

  • Naftali Kaminski
    @KaminskiMed (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 21, 2023

    59

  • Dr.Abdullah Alsaeedi
    @alsaeedi68 (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 21, 2023

    59

  • Mary
    @Flyfishinmary (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 21, 2023

    568

  • Social Media News
    @SMM_News_Feed (Twitter)

    RT @ProfWendyWood: NEW PAPER @PNASNews by Ceylan, Anderson, et al. shows a key reason for the spread of #misinformation on #socialmedia: #H…
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    January 21, 2023

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  • Wendy Wood
    @ProfWendyWood (Twitter)

    NEW PAPER @PNASNews by Ceylan, Anderson, et al. shows a key reason for the spread of #misinformation on #socialmedia: #Habits. The top 15% of the most habitual news sharers were responsible for spreading almost 40% of fake news. https://t.co/beQmAWQuba https://t.co/baLh6aXsUx
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    January 21, 2023

    12

    6

  • TheProf
    @SocraticBloke (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 20, 2023

    568

  • Clever Hans
    @RealCleverHans (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 20, 2023

    25

  • Reddit Journal of Science
    @rsciencejournal (Twitter)

    1/ The structure of online sharing built into social platforms is more important than individual deficits in critical reasoning and partisan bias—commonly cited drivers of misinformation https://t.co/kuvfYJX4Ja #science #psychology #structure #online
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    January 20, 2023

  • kaz tomaszewski
    @TomaszewskiKaz (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 20, 2023

    568

  • 新しい天使
    @neostenshi (Twitter)

    【フェイクニュース拡散理由④】→つまり、報酬構造こそ違いますが、SNSでフェイクニュースが拡散されるシステムは、NHK『チコちゃんに叱られる!』などのテレビ番組が放送を維持するためにウソや捏造で番組内容を構成してガゼ情報を拡散させる仕組みと同じと言えます。https://t.co/prGQ9ZBjnE
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    January 20, 2023

  • 新しい天使
    @neostenshi (Twitter)

    【フェイクニュース拡散理由③】→投稿や共有を続けてアカウントを維持し、一定の注目を集めることでユーザーはSNSから心理的報酬を受けます。このSNSの報酬構造がフェイクニュース拡散を招きます。人目を引くセンセーショナルな情報は往々にしてフェイクということです。→ https://t.co/prGQ9ZBjnE
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    January 20, 2023

  • 新しい天使
    @neostenshi (Twitter)

    【フェイクニュース拡散理由②】→この研究結果は、ユーザーの真偽判断能力や批判的思考力の欠如、あるいは政治的信念で判断力を鈍らせることがフェイクニュース拡散の原因とする俗説を否定するものです。→ https://t.co/prGQ9ZBjnE
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    January 20, 2023

  • 新しい天使
    @neostenshi (Twitter)

    【フェイクニュース拡散理由①】南カリフォルニア大学の研究者らはSNSでフェイクニュースが拡散される主な理由を解明しました。ビデオゲームと同様にユーザーが心理的報酬を得るためとのことです。→ 『Study reveals the key reason why fake news spreads on social media』https://t.co/prGQ9ZBjnE
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    January 20, 2023

  • Mohammad Aminul Islam
    @aminulacj (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 20, 2023

    59

  • Xu Ting
    @Jessica55778888 (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 20, 2023

    568

  • Agathonia Media
    @AgathoniaMedia (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/XHLRVS9xmN
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    January 20, 2023

  • lea
    @rechellelea (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 19, 2023

    568

  • moneyman10k
    @moneyman10k (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • S BOBIN SINGHA
    @thereal_sbs_ (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 19, 2023

    568

  • Luis
    @MORCILLA_L3GEND (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 19, 2023

    568

  • INDONESIA Data Science Network
    @indoligensia (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 19, 2023

    59

  • Daniël
    @daniel170376 (Twitter)

    RT @aanixel:
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    January 19, 2023

    59

  • 21-520 Praveen Gk
    @520_21 (Twitter)

    RT @physorg_com: Study reveals the key reason why #fakenews spreads on #socialmedia @USC @PNASNews https://t.co/mfT8fIN6en https://t.co/fx9…
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    January 19, 2023

    568

  • Empereur Cormorant
    @CormorantSage (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Wayne State University Department of Surgery
    @WSUIlitchSurg (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • John Smith⚛ (Explorer of Reality)
    @doofgeek4011 (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Orac
    @oracknows (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • ScienceBasedMed
    @ScienceBasedMed (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Ian Axel Anderson, PhD
    @aanixel (Twitter)

    RT @real_k_diehl: Great Insights on misinformation by @gizemceylan1 @ProfWendyWood @aanixel "Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not jus…
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    January 19, 2023

    1

  • Mridul
    @Mostly_Mrids (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • mat marques, ph.d. ||| @fabiovelo@bsky.social
    @fabiovelo (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Janet Potts
    @proverbialcat (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Shane
    @SHROConnor (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Michelle A Verran☮️
    @michelle_verran (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • H Volkhammer
    @h_volkhammer (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Dr. Shazma Mithani
    @DrShazmaMithani (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Sandy Clark Lives in DanielleHell
    @cynicsinc (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Navin R Kumar
    @Nk6767231 (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Dr. Jonathan N. Stea
    @jonathanstea (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Disinformation News Aggregator v2
    @DisinfoNews (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
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    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Joe Pierre, MD
    @psychunseen (Twitter)

    RT @CaulfieldTim: Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan…
    view full post

    January 19, 2023

    25

  • Timothy Caulfield
    @CaulfieldTim (Twitter)

    Important work... Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/TmGgBMMKZw by @gizemceylan1 @ProfWendyWood "...reward structure on social media that encourages users to form habits of sharing news that engages others & attracts social recognition." https://t.co/VYGojZw5Bc
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    January 19, 2023

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  • Oleg A. Chagin
    @Oleg_A_Chagin (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | PNAS https://t.co/sv0A8o5ovW
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    January 19, 2023

  • Kristin Diehl
    @real_k_diehl (Twitter)

    Great Insights on misinformation by @gizemceylan1 @ProfWendyWood @aanixel "Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/1GPcS3eQEh
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    January 18, 2023

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    1

  • beSpacific Updates
    @beSpacific (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased https://t.co/l81MGZWsSu
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    January 18, 2023

  • The Researcher Daily
    @researcher_dly (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/eZ1uNFrXca
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    January 18, 2023

  • SASAHARA, Kazutoshi
    @soramame0518 (Twitter)

    Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/ptGQe5eqx5
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    January 18, 2023

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Abstract Synopsis

  • Misinformation sharing on social media is driven more by habitual behaviors shaped by platform structures than by individual reasoning deficits or partisan bias.
  • Users develop sharing habits influenced by reward systems on social media, leading to automatic sharing of content without considering its accuracy.
  • A significant portion of false news shared comes from a small group of habitual sharers, suggesting that modifying social media designs could promote the sharing of accurate information instead.