Information overload: How hot topics distract from news—COVID-19 spread in the US

Open Access

Issue		Natl Sci Open Volume 2, Number 6, 2023


Article Number		20220051
Number of page(s)		13
Section		Information Sciences
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20220051
Published online		31 March 2023

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