Title: Ledger of Harms
Headings: Ledger of Harms
Ledger of Harms
Making Sense of the World
Making Sense of the World
Attention and Cognition
Attention and Cognition
Physical and Mental Health
Physical and Mental Health
Social Relationships
Social Relationships
Politics and Elections
Politics and Elections
Systemic Oppression
Systemic Oppression
The Next Generations
The Next Generations
Do Unto Others
Do Unto Others

Content: Copy Link Peer-Reviewed · Vosoughi, S., Roy, D., & Aral, S., 2018. Science ↗
Anger is the emotion that travels fastest and farthest on social media, compared to all other emotions. As a result, those who post angry messages will inevitably have the greatest influence, and social media platforms will tend to be dominated by anger. Copy Link Peer-Reviewed · Fan, R., 2014. PLoS ONE ↗
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of tweets about coronavirus are from bots spreading fake information, according to research from Carnegie Mellon University. An analysis of more than 200 million tweets created since January 2020 indicates more than 100 false narratives, including conspiracy theories that hospitals are full of mannequins. Researchers note that these posts appear to be aimed at sowing division within America, commenting “We do know that it looks like a propaganda machine.” Copy Link Journalism · Allyn, B., 2020. National Public Radio ↗
As the COVID-19 pandemic develops, there has been a significant increase in posting fake news and false information even among human users, due to the algorithms underlying social media platforms. Researchers note that people naturally repost messages on the basis of their popularity, rather than their accuracy.