Riot rumours: how misinformation spread on Twitter during a time of crisis
By ROB PROCTER, FARIDA VIS AND ALEX VOSS - GUARDIAN.CO.UK - READING THE RIOTS
Added: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:30:22 UTC
A period of unrest can provoke many untruths, an analysis of 2.6 million tweets suggests. But Twitter is adept at correcting misinformation - particularly if the claim is that a tiger is on the loose in Primrose Hill
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