Among those who shared any political content on Twitter during the election, fewer than 5% of people on the left or in the center ever shared any fake news content, yet 11 and 21% of people on the right and extreme right did

Grinberg, N., Joseph, K., Friedland, L., Swire-Thompson, B., & Lazer, D. (2019). Fake news on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Science, 363(6425), 374–378. doi:10.1126/science.aau2706

  • @pendulous
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    145 months ago

    Isn’t this “Who is exposed to fake news sources”, not “who shared fake news sources”?

    • Iceblade
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      15 months ago

      Yes, the irony if mislabelling data about misinformation is fun