Online Engagement with Retracted Articles: Who, When, and How?
arxiv(2022)
摘要
Retracted research discussed on social media can spread misinformation. Yet
we lack an understanding of how retracted articles are mentioned by academic
and non-academic users. This is especially relevant on Twitter due to the
platform's prominent role in science communication. Here, we analyze the pre-
and post-retraction differences in Twitter attention and engagement metrics for
over 3,800 retracted English-language articles alongside comparable
non-retracted articles. We subset these findings according to five user types
detected by our supervised learning classifier: members of the public,
academics, bots, science practitioners, and science communicators. We find that
retracted articles receive greater user attention (tweet count) and engagement
(likes, retweets, and replies) than non-retracted articles, especially among
members of the public and bots, with the majority of user engagement happening
before retraction. Our results highlight the prominent role of non-experts in
discussions of retracted research and suggest an opportunity for social media
platforms to contribute towards early detection of problematic scientific
research online.
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retracted articles,engagement
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