Fig. 1

Proportion of network that remains uninformed by each timestep in simulated information spread on two real social networks, taking ethnic group as the relevant type. Simulation parameters set to x=2, p _strong=1, and p _weak={0,.2,.4,.6,.8,1}. Legend displays Distrust =1−p _weak. The lower the capacity of weak ties (i.e. the greater the distrust), the more slowly information spreads throughout the whole community