Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It

Posted on AllSides November 19th, 2020
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ANALYSIS

Consider Andy, who is worried about contracting COVID-19. Unable to read all the articles he sees on it, he relies on trusted friends for tips. When one opines on Facebook that pandemic fears are overblown, Andy dismisses the idea at first. But then the hotel where he works closes its doors, and with his job at risk, Andy starts wondering how serious the threat from the new virus really is. No one he knows has died, after all. A colleague posts an article about the COVID “scare” having been created...

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/information-overload-helps-fake-news-spread-and-social-media-knows-it/

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