The echo chamber effect of rumor rebuttal behavior of users in the early stage of COVID-19 epidemic in China

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Highlights:

• Construct representative networks of information and communication flow networks of users.

• Homophily indicators, exponential random graph models to evaluate level of homophily.

• Veracity-based echo chamber existed in users' retweeting and commenting on rumor rebuttals.

• Retweeting promoted self-isolation of users' standpoints.

• Commenting used for users' standpoint debates.

摘要

•Construct representative networks of information and communication flow networks of users.•Homophily indicators, exponential random graph models to evaluate level of homophily.•Veracity-based echo chamber existed in users' retweeting and commenting on rumor rebuttals.•Retweeting promoted self-isolation of users' standpoints.•Commenting used for users' standpoint debates.

论文关键词:Public health,Rumor rebuttal,Echo chamber effect,Information,User,Weibo

论文评审过程:Received 29 April 2021, Revised 24 October 2021, Accepted 30 October 2021, Available online 1 November 2021, Version of Record 23 December 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107088