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. 2022 Jun 20;24(6):e37623. doi: 10.2196/37623

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©Yuehua Zhao, Sicheng Zhu, Qiang Wan, Tianyi Li, Chun Zou, Hao Wang, Sanhong Deng. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 20.06.2022.

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Illustration of the dissemination scale, depth, width, and speed of a sample post. Each node represents a single post that was involved in the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19.