| Title |
Less than you think: Prevalence and predictors of fake news dissemination on Facebook
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Science Advances, January 2019
|
| DOI | 10.1126/sciadv.aau4586 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew Guess, Jonathan Nagler, Joshua Tucker |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 384 | 19% |
| France | 219 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 81 | 4% |
| Italy | 65 | 3% |
| Canada | 63 | 3% |
| Spain | 53 | 3% |
| Germany | 25 | 1% |
| Japan | 21 | 1% |
| Australia | 16 | <1% |
| Other | 253 | 12% |
| Unknown | 850 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1653 | 81% |
| Scientists | 256 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 98 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 21 | 1% |
| Unknown | 2 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1082 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 154 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 140 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 110 | 10% |
| Researcher | 104 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 62 | 6% |
| Other | 186 | 17% |
| Unknown | 326 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 282 | 26% |
| Psychology | 107 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 80 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 57 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 35 | 3% |
| Other | 156 | 14% |
| Unknown | 365 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
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