Joey Schafer

Project

Impact of Spotlighting on Misinformation Spreaders

I am working to understand the impact that being amplified on social media by a prominent influencer has on small accounts – for example, if their engagement with the platform changes, or their frequency of posting misinformation.

What I learned

I’ve learned a lot about the research process, such as how to generate specific, useful research questions and how to collect and subset data for a useful and tractable set for analysis.

Advice for future applicants

Your advisor’s support in helping to design your study, and with writing your application, is incredibly valuable.

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