As strong as the weakest node: the impact of misinformation in social networks

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2023.105773OpenAlexW4389671436MaRDI QIDQ6139987FDOQ6139987

Authors: Manuel Mueller-Frank 

Publication date: 19 January 2024

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2023.105773

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zbMATH Keywords

social networkssocial learningdisinformationmisinformationdegroot updatingquasi-Bayesian updating

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Social networks; opinion dynamics (91D30) Social learning (91D15)

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