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Published on in Vol 23, No 5 (2021): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/26933, first published .
Bots and Misinformation Spread on Social Media: Implications for COVID-19

Bots and Misinformation Spread on Social Media: Implications for COVID-19

Bots and Misinformation Spread on Social Media: Implications for COVID-19

Authors of this article:

McKenzie Himelein-Wachowiak1 Author Orcid Image ;   Salvatore Giorgi1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Amanda Devoto1 Author Orcid Image ;   Muhammad Rahman1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lyle Ungar2 Author Orcid Image ;   H Andrew Schwartz3 Author Orcid Image ;   David H Epstein1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lorenzo Leggio1 Author Orcid Image ;   Brenda Curtis1 Author Orcid Image
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McKenzie Himelein-Wachowiak   1 , BA ;   Salvatore Giorgi   1, 2 , MSc ;   Amanda Devoto   1 , PhD ;   Muhammad Rahman   1 , PhD ;   Lyle Ungar   2 , PhD ;   H Andrew Schwartz   3 , PhD ;   David H Epstein   1 , PhD ;   Lorenzo Leggio   1 , MD, PhD ;   Brenda Curtis   1 , MSPH, PhD

1 Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD, United States

2 Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3 Department of Computer Science, Stony Brook Unversity, Stony Brook, NY, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Brenda Curtis, MSPH, PhD
  • Intramural Research Program
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
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