Fig. 3
From: Bridging online and offline dynamics of the face mask infodemic
Mediation models of online-offline dynamics in relation to the face mask infodemic. The effect of state politics and mask mandates on future mask-wearing (14-day lag) and COVID-19 cases (21-day lag) is partially mediated by low-credibility information and bot activity, which in turn shape online anti-mask and pro-mask stance. All coefficients are standardized, with statistical significance reported as: \(^{+}p< .10, ^{*}p< .05, ^{**}p< .01, ^{***}p < .001\). Top: Model 1 includes the full data corpus (\(N = 11266\)) without mask-wearing data. Bottom: Model 2 uses a subset of the data (\(N = 4010\)) coinciding with mask-wearing data