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Published on in Vol 7, No 2 (2021): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/26090, first published .
Characterizing the COVID-19 Infodemic on Chinese Social Media: Exploratory Study

Characterizing the COVID-19 Infodemic on Chinese Social Media: Exploratory Study

Characterizing the COVID-19 Infodemic on Chinese Social Media: Exploratory Study

Authors of this article:

Shuai Zhang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Wenjing Pian2 Author Orcid Image ;   Feicheng Ma1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zhenni Ni1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yunmei Liu1 Author Orcid Image
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