Why Facebook won't stop pushing propaganda
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By Jordan M. Foley, Michael W. Wagner False news travels faster than truth online.
Frank Micelotta/Getty Conspiracy theories tend to be shared within communities that already agree with them.
Conspiracy theories are popular and there is no doubt that the internet has fuelled them on.
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Esiste un mare magnum di informazione sui social, davanti al quale le persone si comportano «come tra gli scaffali del…
Facebook is more than 99 percent "authentic," CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a long status update on Saturday night.
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Key to democracy is public engagement—when people discuss the issues of…
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Key to democracy is public engagement—when people discuss the issues of…
Key to democracy is public engagement – when people discuss the issues of the day with each other openly, honestly and without…
Home Technology Internet November 9, 2016 November 9, 2016 by Emilio Ferrara, The Conversation Key to democracy is public…
Footage allegedly taken from a Nasa camera shows a pink and white object soaring across space. It has reignited claims the ISS…
The internet is a “natural medium” for the spread of conspiracy theories. The rapidity with which this one spread is no…
If there's one continuous law in the universe it's that there will always be people who thought Elvis was an alien and that the…
Un estudio muestra que las afirmaciones sin pruebas tienen tanto impacto como las que sí las ofrecen
Late February the Finnish publication Iltalehti published a sensational news headline about conspiracy theories: Now it is…
PEOPLE who like conspiracy theories are highly receptive to outlandish claims on Facebook and rarely read articles or interact…
Tutkijat todistivat, että salaliittoilija uskoo mitä vain, jos se tukee hänen ennakkoluulojaan. Internet on tiedon valtatie…
Ross Pomeroy, RCS Once conspiracy theorists were mostly relegated to the fringes of society, but today they have a home where…
Over 90 percent of people who like posts on conspiracy theory pages primarily engage with conspiracy theories
Il segreto della viralità dei falsi su internet si annida su Facebook. Perché qui si tende a fare amicizia con persone simili a…
… in much the same way as mainstream readers consume ordinary news, say computer scientists.