Exploring the role of political elites in post-truth communication on social media

IF 1.5 3区 文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION
Timothy Graham, Katherine M. FitzGerald
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Abstract

This study investigates post-truth messaging and participatory disinformation on Twitter, focusing on the activities of Craig Kelly, a former Australian member of parliament and a key figure previously accused of spreading health misinformation in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. We draw on Harsin's conceptualisation of post truth communication to analyse 4317 tweets and 5.2 million interactions with Kelly's account and his network of followers over a six-month period. Our novel empirical approach, combining coordination network analysis with a forensic qualitative approach, explores the participatory nature of online interaction, where fringe actors mobilise around Kelly's tweets. The findings demonstrate how political figures have a privileged and outsized role in public discourse, undermining scientific institutions and promoting anti-deliberative politics. This research underscores the role of participatory disinformation in the post-truth era and suggests that regulators, governments, and social media platforms work collaboratively to develop a whole-of-society framework to tackle misinformation.
探索政治精英在社交媒体后真相传播中的作用
本研究调查了推特上的后真相信息传播和参与式虚假信息,重点关注克雷格-凯利(Craig Kelly)的活动,他是澳大利亚前国会议员,也是曾被指控在 COVID-19 大流行期间在澳大利亚传播健康虚假信息的关键人物。我们借鉴了哈辛(Harsin)的 "真相后传播 "概念,分析了凯利账户及其粉丝网络在六个月内发布的 4317 条推文和 520 万次互动。我们采用新颖的实证方法,将协调网络分析与法医定性方法相结合,探索了网络互动的参与性,即边缘行动者围绕凯利的推文进行动员。研究结果表明,政治人物如何在公共话语中享有特权并扮演越俎代庖的角色,从而破坏科学机构并推动反协商政治。这项研究强调了参与式虚假信息在后真相时代的作用,并建议监管机构、政府和社交媒体平台通力合作,制定一个全社会框架来应对虚假信息。
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