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Navigating misinformation and political polarization of COVID-19: interviews with Milwaukee, Wisconsin county public health officials.

INTRODUCTION: The spread of misinformation combined with the political polarization of the COVID-19 vaccine created major challenges for public health officials responding to the COVID pandemic and va…

Bates, G., Titi, M., Dickson-Gomez, J., Young, S., Keval, A., & Meurer, J. (2023). Navigating misinformation and political polarization of COVID-19: interviews with Milwaukee, Wisconsin county public health officials.. Front Public Health, 11, 1215367. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1215367

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'Vaccine as a ': a metaphor gone awry on Facebook.

COVID-19 vaccine-related conspiracy narratives skyrocketed in social media in the first year of the pandemic. Science communicators have tried to debunk false information as did Vlad Mixich, a Romania…

Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2023). 'Vaccine as a ': a metaphor gone awry on Facebook.. Front Psychol, 14, 1198172. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1198172

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Modeling opinion polarization on social media: Application to Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Italy.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic reminded us how vaccination can be a divisive topic on which the public conversation is permeated by misleading claims, and thoughts tend to polarize, especially on online soci…

Franceschi, J., Pareschi, L., Bellodi, E., Gavanelli, M., & Bresadola, M. (2023). Modeling opinion polarization on social media: Application to Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Italy.. PLoS One, 18(10), e0291993. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291993

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Discursive delegitimisation of homosexuality on Chinese social media.

This article contributes to the understanding of public representations of homosexuality in China by focusing on the case of a homophobic textbook. College student Xixi sued Jinan University Press (JU…

Zhang, K., & Zhuang, H. (2023). Discursive delegitimisation of homosexuality on Chinese social media.. Front Psychol, 14, 1178572. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1178572

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Exploring public sentiment and vaccination uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in England: a spatiotemporal and sociodemographic analysis of Twitter data.

OBJECTIVES: Vaccination is widely regarded as the paramount approach for safeguarding individuals against the repercussions of COVID-19. Nonetheless, concerns surrounding the efficacy and potential ad…

Cheng, T., Han, B., & Liu, Y. (2023). Exploring public sentiment and vaccination uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in England: a spatiotemporal and sociodemographic analysis of Twitter data.. Front Public Health, 11, 1193750. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1193750

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Seven years of studying the associations between political polarization and problematic information: a literature review.

This literature review examines the intersection between political polarization and problematic information, two phenomena prominent in recent events like the 2016 Trump election and the 2020 COVID-19…

Marino, G., & Iannelli, L. (2023). Seven years of studying the associations between political polarization and problematic information: a literature review.. Front Sociol, 8, 1174161. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1174161

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The Institutionalization of Hatred Politics in the Mediterranean: Studying Corpora of Online News Portals During the European 'Refugee Crisis'.

This paper aims to study the argumentative basis on which the prevention of migration is justified and hatred politics is institutionalised in three Mediterranean settings, namely Greece, Malta, and I…

Serafis, D., Zappettini, F., & Assimakopoulos, S. (2023). The Institutionalization of Hatred Politics in the Mediterranean: Studying Corpora of Online News Portals During the European 'Refugee Crisis'.. Topoi (Dordr), 42(2), 651-670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-023-09890-w

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"What is Wrong With You People That You are Happy Someone has Covid" Impoliteness in the Coronavirus Pandemic Era.

Whilst the coronavirus pandemic keeps threatening the world at large, little is yet known about the impoliteness implications of user-generated- Covid-related contents on social media such as Facebook…

Tsoumou, J. M. (2023). "What is Wrong With You People That You are Happy Someone has Covid" Impoliteness in the Coronavirus Pandemic Era.. Sage Open, 13(1), 21582440231161040. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231161040

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Information, partisanship, and preferences in a pandemic.

We investigate the role of information exposure in shaping attitudes and behaviors related to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and whether baseline political affiliation and news diet mediate effect…

Rothwell, J. T., Makridis, C. A., Ramirez, C. M., & Desai, S. (2023). Information, partisanship, and preferences in a pandemic.. Front Public Health, 11, 1019206. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1019206

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A scoping review on the use of natural language processing in research on political polarization: trends and research prospects.

UNLABELLED: As part of the "text-as-data" movement, Natural Language Processing (NLP) provides a computational way to examine political polarization. We conducted a methodological scoping review of st…

Németh, R. (2023). A scoping review on the use of natural language processing in research on political polarization: trends and research prospects.. J Comput Soc Sci, 6(1), 289-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42001-022-00196-2

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'You truly are the worst kind of racist!': Argumentation and polarization in online discussions around gender and radical-right populism.

The role of women in populist and radical right-wing parties is a topic that has gained increased scholarly attention. The aim of this article is to add to this literature by analysing how a female ri…

Pettersson, K., & Sakki, I. (2023). 'You truly are the worst kind of racist!': Argumentation and polarization in online discussions around gender and radical-right populism.. Br J Soc Psychol, 62(1), 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12557

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Sentimental and spatial analysis of COVID-19 vaccines tweets.

The world has to face health concerns due to huge spread of COVID. For this reason, the development of vaccine is the need of hour. The higher vaccine distribution, the higher the immunity against cor…

Umair, A., & Masciari, E. (2023). Sentimental and spatial analysis of COVID-19 vaccines tweets.. J Intell Inf Syst, 60(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10844-022-00699-4

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Polarisation politique et co-présence sociale numérique

Navigating misinformation and political polarization of COVID-19: interviews with Milwaukee, Wisconsin county public health officials.

'Vaccine as a ': a metaphor gone awry on Facebook.

Modeling opinion polarization on social media: Application to Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Italy.

Discursive delegitimisation of homosexuality on Chinese social media.

Exploring public sentiment and vaccination uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in England: a spatiotemporal and sociodemographic analysis of Twitter data.

Seven years of studying the associations between political polarization and problematic information: a literature review.

The Institutionalization of Hatred Politics in the Mediterranean: Studying Corpora of Online News Portals During the European 'Refugee Crisis'.

"What is Wrong With You People That You are Happy Someone has Covid" Impoliteness in the Coronavirus Pandemic Era.

Information, partisanship, and preferences in a pandemic.

A scoping review on the use of natural language processing in research on political polarization: trends and research prospects.

'You truly are the worst kind of racist!': Argumentation and polarization in online discussions around gender and radical-right populism.

Sentimental and spatial analysis of COVID-19 vaccines tweets.