Environmental Issues on Tiktok: Topics and Claims of Misleading Information
Brenda Braga Pereira,
Sangwoo Ha
Abstract:In light of the increasing frequency of misleading information in social media regarding environmental issues, this study aimed to identify misleading information spread through TikTok videos and to discuss why such content is considered misleading, drawing on relevant literature. Hashtags with large numbers of views, such as #climatechange, #sustainability, #pollution, #biodiversity, #environmentalprotection, #environmentalissues, #energysource, and #environmentalproblems, were used for data collection throug… Show more
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