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Media Bias Matters: Understanding the Impact of Politically Biased News on Vaccine Attitudes in Social Media
March 8, 2024, 5:47 a.m. | Bohan Jiang, Lu Cheng, Zhen Tan, Ruocheng Guo, Huan Liu
cs.CL updates on arXiv.org arxiv.org
Abstract: News media has been utilized as a political tool to stray from facts, presenting biased claims without evidence. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, politically biased news (PBN) has significantly undermined public trust in vaccines, despite strong medical evidence supporting their efficacy. In this paper, we analyze: (i) how inherent vaccine stances subtly influence individuals' selection of news sources and participation in social media discussions; and (ii) the impact of exposure to PBN on users' attitudes toward …
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