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  • Online misinformation and contested factual claims are significant societal concerns.
  • Understanding user engagement with fact-checked content is crucial for navigating the digital news environment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate engagement patterns with fact-checked posts on Reddit.
  • To analyze the temporal dynamics of conversations surrounding true, mixed, and false claims.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of approximately 29,000 Reddit conversations from 2016-2018.
  • Classification of post veracity (true, mixed, false) using data from three fact-checking organizations.
  • Quantitative assessment of conversation size, duration, and user interaction.

Main Results:

  • Fact-checked posts, regardless of veracity, spurred larger and longer discussions than unchecked posts.
  • Posts rated as false received less engagement and shorter discussion periods compared to true posts.
  • Fact-checks for false claims were issued more rapidly than for true claims.

Conclusions:

  • Fact-checking interventions can amplify online discussions, but engagement dynamics differ based on claim veracity.
  • The speed of fact-checking may influence its impact on online discourse.
  • Thread moderation actions (deletion/removal) are linked to fact-checks and claim veracity, though combined effects are minimal.