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People in both the United States and China who think others are being duped by online misinformation about COVID-19 are also more likely to support corporate and political efforts to address that misinformation, according to a new study. They are also more likely to take action themselves.
China: Neijuan - New Wildcat article We translated this new Wildcat article, written by a comrade who has been living in China for a while. Click here for the original article. The word ‘Neijuan’ is composed of the characters for ‘inside’ and ‘roll’ or ‘to roll’ and is intuitively understood as something like ‘turning inwards.’ It can be translated as ‘retreat’ or ‘involution’. It means stagnation or stasis due to loss of friction or a process that binds its participants without benefiting them. Involution also means the opposite of evolution. Neijuan is fashionabl...
Content containing misinformation was likely to evoke negative emotions such as fear, worry and disgust. Study highlights two of the reasons why it is so difficult to address the issue of COVID-19 on social networks. / Photo: Unsplash Eurekalert | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio tag. A recent study highlights two of the reasons that misinformation about COVID-19 is so difficult to tackle on social media: most people think they're above average at spotting misinformation; and misinformation often triggers negative emotions that ...