What is it about?
This research investigates how Internet users comment in response to rumor corrections posted on social media. As the test cases for investigation, it looks into two rumor corrections on YouTube. The rumors were set in the context of the riots and protests in Jakarta following the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.
Featured Image
Photo by United Nations COVID-19 Response on Unsplash
Why is it important?
The rumor corrections were not always effective in nipping the rumors in the bud. Worryingly, apart from failing to serve their intended purpose, these videos gave rise to online hate speech.
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Analysis of User-Generated Comments on Rumor Correction YouTube Videos, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
DOI: 10.1109/imcom51814.2021.9377408.
You can read the full text:
Resources
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
