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Distinctive language reveals likely conspiracy-community users across 500 million Reddit comments

Users who participate in online communities linked to conspiracy theories show distinctive linguistic characteristics even when discussing apparently neutral topics, such as films, music, cooking or science, and even before they take part in conspiracy communities.

Distinctive language reveals likely conspiracy-community users across 500 million Reddit comments
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Users who participate in online communities linked to conspiracy theories show distinctive linguistic characteristics even when discussing apparently neutral topics, such as films, music, cooking or science, and even before they take part in conspiracy communities.

Originally published at Phys.org

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