Political Partisanship and Antiscience Attitudes in Online Discussions About COVID-19: Twitter Content Analysis

• Main Authors: Ashwin Rao (Author), Fred Morstatter (Author), Minda Hu (Author), Emily Chen (Author), Keith Burghardt (Author), Emilio Ferrara (Author), Kristina Lerman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe novel coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage communities across the United States. Opinion surveys identified the importance of political ideology in shaping perceptions of the pandemic and compliance with preventive measures. ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to measure political p...