UW News
Bob Mason
March 17, 2014
Hold that RT: Much misinformation tweeted after 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
![A graph shows hashtags on Twitter and how they are related to each other.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/03/04184333/Twitter-map-150x150.jpg)
University of Washington researchers have found that misinformation spread widely on Twitter after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing despite efforts by users to correct rumors that were inaccurate.