And how many of those "possible" reviewers regularly agree to do public fact-checks? Is it plausible that doing public fact-checks during COVID-19 is a great way to get followers quickly?
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Then let's consider further - of they are intentionally selecting celebrities, why is the mean so much higher than the median? Take away 2-3 of their really high follower accounts and suddenly it's mostly just boring academics
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And then let's go back and take another look at some of the accounts. Several of them were ONLY CREATED in 2020 by professors with relevant subject matter expertise. Is it a reasonable claim to say that they are "twitter celebrities"?
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Now let's think about a counterfactual. The people most likely to agree to participate in a public fact-check of their peers work are also the most likely to be active on social media during the pandemic, and may have gained followers for precisely this reason Plausible?
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Replying to @GidMK @CT_Bergstrom
No. This fact checking is purportedly important, so if you ask random university faculty, many will likely agree. The pool of qualified reviewers is massive 10k +; I see no reason to think that folks active on twitter will preferentially agree to review/so much they dominate
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Replying to @VPrasadMDMPH @CT_Bergstrom
And what do you think happens when people start participating in this sort of fact checking exercise in terms of their twitter following?
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Honestly, nothing, because the fact checkers are not named in Facebook's labeling, and they are hard to find the names. To be honest you are wrong about 2 of them. Topol and Angella R. are not fact checkers.
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Replying to @VPrasadMDMPH @CT_Bergstrom
You don't think that they check facts? Have you seen either of their feeds?
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Replying to @GidMK @CT_Bergstrom
Vinay Prasad, MD MPH 🎙️ 📷 Retweeted Vinay Prasad, MD MPH 🎙️ 📷
I think we are talking past each other. Yes, they engage in criticism that you would call 'fact checking' but they were not fact checkers as picked by this website is that is tied to facebook's labeling of articles, which is the topic of my essayhttps://twitter.com/VPrasadMDMPH/status/1369163639001808896?s=20 …
Vinay Prasad, MD MPH 🎙️ 📷 added,
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I encourage anyone to write a rebuttal of any article My issue is the process by which Facebook STAMPS an article as misleading and whether that is fair
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I care little for what FB does, they're pretty transparent in only caring about their bottom line. I do take issue with the idea that the senior academics picked to choose facts are "celebrities" rather than subject matter experts, which is what I pointed out
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Replying to @GidMK @CT_Bergstrom
I think i finally understand where we disagree, but I am tired of this thread.
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You may begin to understand how we feel about your own behaviour.
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