From confirmation bias to echo-chambers: a data-driven approach

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA E POLITICHE SOCIALI
Author/s Antonio Peruzzi, Fabiana Zollo, Ana Lucía Schmidt, Walter Quattrociocchi
Publishing Year 2019 Issue 2018/3
Language English Pages 28 P. 47-74 File size 1033 KB
DOI 10.3280/SP2018-003004
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To cast a light on the phenomenon of misinformation, in this report we will present and discuss scientific evidence coming from a data-driven approach to understand the interplay between users, social media and news consumption. Internet and social media changed the interaction between users and information. Our results showed that online users tend to select information confirming their worldview in spite of dissenting information and that such a trend fosters the emergence of polarized groups around shared narratives.

Keywords: Misinformation; Echo chambers; Narratives; Confirmation Bias; Information Spreading

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Antonio Peruzzi, Fabiana Zollo, Ana Lucía Schmidt, Walter Quattrociocchi, From confirmation bias to echo-chambers: a data-driven approach in "SOCIOLOGIA E POLITICHE SOCIALI" 3/2018, pp 47-74, DOI: 10.3280/SP2018-003004