Fig. 5

Average marginal effects of social network characteristics on factuality. All examined social network metrics are significantly associated with factuality, and the differences in the effects between low factuality (marked with orange) and high factuality (marked with blue) users is significant in all four cases. Zero effect would mean users are equally likely to be low or high factuality as middle factuality. Tweet count: higher tweet count means the user is more likely to be low factuality, and less likely to be high factuality than middle factual. Followed account count: higher followed account count means the user is less likely to be low factuality, as well as to be high factuality, but the latter effect is stronger. Follower count: higher follower count means the user is more likely to be low factuality, and less likely to be high factuality. Days Since Registration: higher number of days means the user is more likely to be high factuality, and less likely to be low factuality.