Check. This. Out. With a significant spike as the election neared.https://twitter.com/geetadayal/status/799041054607482880 …
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Striking investigation into how fake news engagement on FB skyrocketed as the election got near—outdid real news. https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/vira-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook …pic.twitter.com/0zzocsqtN6
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Josh Constine 📶 🔥
Asked this very question at the piece at the very beginning of this thread. It may have worsened fake news problem.https://twitter.com/joshconstine/status/799092682584752129 …
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This is nice but people willing to scour long lists to weed out fraud aren't the likely target of fake news. https://twitter.com/roseveleth/status/799234840751177728 …
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Read this. Buzfeed: fake news outperformed real news as election got nearer. Of top 20 fake stories: 17 pro-Trump. https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook …pic.twitter.com/jUT8IK3V1m
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Note mismatch, too. Fake pro-Trump: "Clinton kills FBI agent" or "sells weapons to ISIS." Fake pro-Clinton: "Ireland accepting US refugees."pic.twitter.com/gR0pVTf4JS
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WaPo interviews a fake news purveyor who is much more reflective than Mark Zuckerberg about his choices in life. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/17/facebook-fake-news-writer-i-think-donald-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of-me/ …pic.twitter.com/U9B7HN4T2L
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Clara Jeffery
YES to more diversity but FB COO Sheryl Sandberg was likely in Clinton cabinet. It's messier: structural incentives.https://twitter.com/ClaraJeffery/status/799012534904758273 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Eli Pariser 🏞 📲
People, put your best ideas here on how to mitigate the problem of misinformation on social media:https://twitter.com/elipariser/status/799311213096112128 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Chris Xu
Good article. Misinformation functions often as a means of paralysis & inducing confusion, not to persuade.https://twitter.com/xuhulk/status/799239692151463936 …
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BTW: My article from March on how social media strengthened Trump, by creating community and busting gatekeeping. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/opinion/campaign-stops/adventures-in-the-trump-twittersphere.html …pic.twitter.com/8UEGNm6uO0
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My September article on how conspiracy theories & fake news feed on social dynamics + social media business models: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/campaign-stops/did-you-hear-the-latest-about-hillary.html …pic.twitter.com/iXac4wsXmG
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And me earlier on how mass hacks served to create confusion—with mass media collusion—to obscure crucial issues. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/opinion/what-were-missing-while-we-obsess-over-john-podestas-email.html …pic.twitter.com/ou71iGL8xl
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