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. 2021 May 21;107:107495. doi: 10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107495

Table 1.

Types of COVID-19 Twitter tweets.

COVID-19 Informative Tweet (Real Information and also related to COVID-19 pandemic)

• Over 200,000 in the US now infected. Over 5000 in the US now dead. Coronavirus infections due to increase drastically while the death toll is projected to reach 100k to 240k in the next weeks. My question: why hasna€TMt

COVID-19 Uninformative Tweet (Real Information ,but not related to COVID-19 pandemic)

• Stop and Shop Donates Meal For COVID-19 Healthcare Workers * Stop and Shop announced it will be providing 5000 meals daily for frontline healthcare workers battling novel .

COVID-19 Fake Tweet

• Obama Calls Trump’s Coronavirus Response A Chaotic Disaster https://t.co/DeDqZEhAsB.

COVID-19 Real Tweet

• Schools are struggling to cope with a lack of #COVID19 tests - with new infections increasing since it became compulsory for pupils to return. But when should you get your child tested for the virus? Here’s our explainer.