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Simulating the Impact of Personality on Fake News.

Year: 2021

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Fake news is a key issue for social networks. We use an agent-based network simulation to model the spread of (fake) news. The agents' behaviour captures the OCEAN ("big five") personality trait model. The network is homophilic for political preference, analytical thinking and emotion. We studied the system with personality traits and homophily each turned on/off. Personality traits and homophily exhibited a statistically significant but typically minimal impact. Ignoring personality traits when modelling fact-checking can overestimate its effectiveness.

Source: Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham)

Authors: Annabel Coates, Tim Müller, Sean Sirur

Language: English

Topic: Misinformation and Its Impacts

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3217548355

FWCI: 1.501

Cites: 19

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10