1 fake news is a problem 2 the sudden obsession w it is an all too convenient attempt to obscure blame for HRC loss http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/opinion/mark-zuckerberg-is-in-denial.html …
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Replying to @adamjohnsonNYC
I've been writing about this for years.This fuels ethnic-cleansing and fractures societies. Look beyond your own obsession.
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Replying to @zeynep
you're not the only one writing about. If you were then my point would make no sense.
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Replying to @adamjohnsonNYC
*Finally* there is some attention. I watched Trump social media for everyday past year, it was awash in it.
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Replying to @zeynep
do we have evidence theres more fake rightwing news than left? Only thing I found was buzzfeed article which asks a diff question
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Replying to @adamjohnsonNYC @zeynep
again my assumption is this is the case but I'd like something solid before assuming so.
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Replying to @adamjohnsonNYC
Not anything as definitive as I'd like. Facebook holds all the data. It's like tobacco companies have all medical records.
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Replying to @zeynep @adamjohnsonNYC
I've observed both social media spheres everyday for a year. One was utterly awash in it everyday. Other, occasional stuff.
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Replying to @zeynep @adamjohnsonNYC
Obviously, that is not enough-we need more-but it would be very difficult to observe what I did if it were even--null hypo.
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"Hillary killed someone" was a common fake story on one side; "Trump said Repubs are stupid" common fake story on left.
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Replying to @zeynep @adamjohnsonNYC
So even the content wasn't even as best I could tell. But I would like Facebook to collaborate with independent researchers.
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