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The Politicization of Ivermectin Tweets During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Marlon I Diaz¹, John J Hanna¹, Amy E Hughes²

¹Clinical Informatics Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

|July 20, 2022

Abstract

Background:

We explore the ivermectin discourse and sentiment in the United States with a special focus on political leaning through the social media blogging site Twitter.

Methods:

We used sentiment analysis and topic modeling to geospatially explore ivermectin Twitter discourse in the United States and compared it to the political leaning of a state based on the 2020 presidential election.

Results:

All modeled topics were associated with a negative sentiment. Tweets originating from democratic leaning states were more likely to be negative.

Conclusions:

Real-time analysis of social media content can identify public health concerns and guide timely public health interventions tackling disinformation.

Keywords:

Twitter disinformation ivermectin public opinion social media

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