Spread of Misinformation in Social Networks: Analysis Based on Weibo Tweets

Table 2

Topic categories of true information and misinformation.

Topic type	Topic content	True information	Misinformation
Public security	Information related to public safety and social security incidents	145	259
Food and product	Related to the safety of the diet or certain type of product	1618	1430
Politics	Information related to political events, politicians, or major policies	74	87
Celebrity	Celebrity information such as anecdotes	26	9
Crime	Information related to criminal events and people	269	358
Disaster	Information related to natural disasters or accidents	79	49
Social events	Involving a strong social response, biased towards folk tales	78	84