Fake news on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election

The spread of fake news on social media became a public concern in the United States after the 2016 presidential election. We examined exposure to and sharing of fake news by registered voters on Twitter and found that engagement with fake news sources was extremely concentrated. Only 1% of individu...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2019-01, Vol.363 (6425), p.374-378
Main Authors: Grinberg, Nir, Joseph, Kenneth, Friedland, Lisa, Swire-Thompson, Briony, Lazer, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data processing
Digital media
Elections
Exposure
Information dissemination
News
Politics
Presidential elections
Public concern
Social networks
Voters
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