Misinformation in Social Media: The Role of Verification Incentives
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misinformation; news verification; social media;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
- L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
- L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MIC-2022-09-12 (Microeconomics)
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