Research Article

How Did Rumors on Twitter Diffuse and Change in Expression? An Investigation of the Process of Spreading Rumors on Twitter during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Table 4

Difference between diffused and nondiffused tweets.

ā€‰Expression changeAttitudeStatement type

DiffusedSmallAffirm/Deny/Very few neutralVery few sense-making/interrogatory/emotional statements
Non-diffusedLargeAffirm/Deny/Several neutralSeveral sense-making/interrogatory/emotional statements