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Mpox 1b: Upstanders for Science in Western and Chinese Social Media

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At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific literature published research about the presence of hoaxes and evidence in diverse social media, with a huge scientific and social impact. The main results showed that while in Western social media like X there was more false information and less scientific evidence than in the Chinese platform Weibo, but scientific evidence was more retweeted than hoaxes. This research allowed the identification of social activists for science in the social media, who multiplied their impact when scientists provided them with evidence (...)

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https://doi.org/10.17583/mcs.15612

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Zoonosi, Xina, Difusió, Verola, Xarxes socials

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Zoonoses, China, Diffusion, Smallpox, Social networks

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ÁLVAREZ GUERRERO, Garazi, et al. Mpox 1b: Upstanders for Science in Western and Chinese Social Media. Masculinities and Social Change. 2024. Vol. 13, num. 3, pags. 245-260. ISSN 2014-3605. [consulted: 10 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220228

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