Table 3.
Features of posts containing COVID-19–related misinformation and users who have posted them.
| Category | Description | Data type | |
| Social proof features | |||
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Forwards | Frequency of forwarding | Integer |
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Comments | Frequency of commenting | Integer |
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Likes | Frequency of liking | Integer |
| Profile features | |||
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Verification status | Verified or not | Verified/Not verified |
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Verification type | Verification type | Category |
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Mrank | Weibo membership level | Integer (0-7) |
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Urank | User level | Integer (0-48) |
| Interactive features | |||
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Posts_count | Number of posts | Integer |
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Followers_count | Number of followers | Integer |
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Following_count | Number of followings | Integer |