Misinformation Amplification Analyses
As part of our Elections Integrity Program, the Integrity Institute is tracking how misinformation performs on platforms to measure the extent to which platforms are amplifying misinformation, and the extent to which they are creating an incentive structure that rewards lies and misinformation online.
Besides written analyses below, view all the quantitative results of this work in our Misinformation Amplification Tracking Dashboard and the methodology behind them.
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2023 Nigerian Election Misinformation Amplification Analysis
Facebook and Twitter continue to amplify misinformation in Nigeria, with Twitter’s amplification being significantly larger than Facebook’s.
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2022 US Midterm Elections Misinformation Amplification Analysis
We do not see any significant difference between the overall MAF and the elections and voting MAF for Facebook and Instagram. But for Twitter, we see a significantly smaller MAF for elections and voting misinfo.
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Misinformation Amplification Tracking Dashboard
Our dashboard tracking the Misinformation Amplification Factor across the large platforms. A quantitative assessment of how misinformation is performing on the platforms over time.
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Misinformation Amplification Analysis Methodology
The methodology behind our quantitative analysis of how the large social media platforms can amplify misinformation through their platform and algorithmic design.
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How Social Media Amplifies Misinformation More Than Information
Write up of our misinformation amplification analyses for the Elections Integrity Program in the New York Times.