Social Media Amplification - Topic Citations
Topic ID: 89
Every citation has two independent 0-100 scores. The source Reliability score rates the general reliability of the outlet itself, regardless of the specific claim, based on an eight-tier scale running from primary government and international scientific bodies (CDC, WHO, NASA, IPCC) at the top, through peer-reviewed journals, wire services, mainstream science journalism, and advocacy organizations, down to tertiary references like Wikipedia and unverifiable or absent sources at the bottom.
The Accuracy score, by contrast, rates how well a specific citation supports topic statements — a citation from an excellent source can score low if misapplied or can score high if it precisely backs up topic statements.
Content Demotion/Deplatforming Pushes Activity to Alternative Fringe Platforms
- PNAS NexusReliability score: 90 | Accuracy score: 88
- PNAS NexusReliability score: 90 | Accuracy score: 88
"Rabbit Hole" Effect - YouTube Recommendations Leading From Vaccine Searches Toward Misinformation
- PMC (Journal of Medical Internet Research)Reliability score: 83 | Accuracy score: 72
- PMC (Journal of Medical Internet Research)Reliability score: 83 | Accuracy score: 72
Fact-Check Labels Have Modest Effects, Weaker for Committed Believers
- ScienceDirect (Current Opinion in Psychology)Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 72
- ScienceDirect (Current Opinion in Psychology)Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 72
Closed Telegram/Facebook Groups Function as Echo Chambers Insulated From Correction
- Frontiers in CommunicationReliability score: 81 | Accuracy score: 60
- Frontiers in CommunicationReliability score: 81 | Accuracy score: 60
False News Spreads ~Six Times Faster Than True News on Twitter (Novelty/Emotion, Not Bots)
- MIT SloanReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 97
- MIT SloanReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 97