Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats”: Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter
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Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats” : Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter. / Johansen, Nicklas; Marjanovic, Sara Vera; Kjaer, Cathrine Valentin; Baglini, Rebekah Brita; Adler-Nissen, Rebecca.
In: Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, 02.03.2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats”
T2 - Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter
AU - Johansen, Nicklas
AU - Marjanovic, Sara Vera
AU - Kjaer, Cathrine Valentin
AU - Baglini, Rebekah Brita
AU - Adler-Nissen, Rebecca
PY - 2022/3/2
Y1 - 2022/3/2
N2 - We study how citizens engage with misinformation on Twitter in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that misinformation regarding facemasks is not corrected through counterarguments or fact-checking. Instead, many tweets rejecting misinformation use humor to mockmisinformation spreaders, whom they pejoratively label wearers of “tinfoil hats.” Tweets rejecting misinformation project a superior social position and leave the concerns of misinformation spreaders unaddressed. Our study highlights the role of status in people’s engagement with online misinformation.
AB - We study how citizens engage with misinformation on Twitter in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that misinformation regarding facemasks is not corrected through counterarguments or fact-checking. Instead, many tweets rejecting misinformation use humor to mockmisinformation spreaders, whom they pejoratively label wearers of “tinfoil hats.” Tweets rejecting misinformation project a superior social position and leave the concerns of misinformation spreaders unaddressed. Our study highlights the role of status in people’s engagement with online misinformation.
U2 - 10.37016/mr-2020-93
DO - 10.37016/mr-2020-93
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
JO - Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
JF - Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
IS - 2
ER -
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