Misinformation Dissemination: Effects of Network Density in Segregated Communities

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Autori principali: Karimi, Soroush, Oliveira, Marcos, Pacheco, Diogo
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author Karimi, Soroush
Oliveira, Marcos
Pacheco, Diogo
author_facet Karimi, Soroush
Oliveira, Marcos
Pacheco, Diogo
contents Understanding the relationship between network features and misinformation propagation is crucial for mitigating the spread of false information. Here, we investigate how network density and segregation affect the dissemination of misinformation using a susceptible-infectious-recovered framework. We find that a higher density consistently increases the proportion of misinformation believers. In segregated networks, our results reveal that minorities affect the majority: denser minority groups increase the number of believers in the majority, demonstrating how the structure of a segregated minority can influence misinformation dynamics within the majority group.
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spellingShingle Misinformation Dissemination: Effects of Network Density in Segregated Communities
Karimi, Soroush
Oliveira, Marcos
Pacheco, Diogo
Social and Information Networks
Computers and Society
Multiagent Systems
Physics and Society
Understanding the relationship between network features and misinformation propagation is crucial for mitigating the spread of false information. Here, we investigate how network density and segregation affect the dissemination of misinformation using a susceptible-infectious-recovered framework. We find that a higher density consistently increases the proportion of misinformation believers. In segregated networks, our results reveal that minorities affect the majority: denser minority groups increase the number of believers in the majority, demonstrating how the structure of a segregated minority can influence misinformation dynamics within the majority group.
title Misinformation Dissemination: Effects of Network Density in Segregated Communities
topic Social and Information Networks
Computers and Society
Multiagent Systems
Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.19866