dissemination

Definition

Dissemination is the spread of information through a population — who reshared what, when, and how far it travelled. Papers quantify it with cascade size, depth, and speed, usually to compare how true and false claims propagate. Unlike "distribution," which suggests a one-to-many push from a source, dissemination implies onward relay by recipients, so network structure itself shapes the outcome.

Explainers using this term

• Paper Walkthrough: Can Anything Catch a Fake Crisis Video? — What RA-Bench FoundCan We Defend Against AI-Generated Video Attacks on Real-World Crisis Events? A Systematic Evaluation of Detectors, Generators and Social Dissemination