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Amateur bug enthusiasts posting shimmering wasp photos on Twitter helped scientists discover a species never before recorded in Japan. The social media posts also allowed researchers to describe the male of this rare parasitoid wasp species for the first time.
USC researchers discovered that people debunking COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter had larger followings and older accounts than those spreading false claims. The findings offer hope that truth has a built-in advantage on social media.
