A reminder: hoaxes sent via private messaging is older than email itself. If it is a "crisis" it has been a very long one.https://twitter.com/sheeraf/status/822154326055366656 …
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What you seem, instead, to show is that India has a well-established culture of hoaxes, meaning participates are quite "literate."
Big difference in a culture and history of hoaxes, and the way fake news is spread trough apps like Whatsapp and FB
Because....Why?
the speed at which it is spread, and the way in which social media has led to a exponential expansion in ppl reached.
That may be the case (and/or it may be exacerbated by other factors too). I await a "news" article that shows evidence
I think I wrote a fairly clear news article using Myanmar as an example. I know @zeynap has also done extensive research here.
Yes. @zeynap and I have had endless arguments abt the way she fetishizes "news" in distinguishing "fake news."
But what YOU are talking about in an outlet called "buzzfeed" is actually abt medium, not "news." @zeynap
Tho I get that you get more clicks when you include a SHOCKING BUZZFEED REPORTS ON MORE FAKE NEWS to it. @zeynap
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