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Trump may owe his 2016 victory to 'fake news,' new study suggests

  • Written by Richard Gunther, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The Ohio State University
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton concedes the 2016 presidential election. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Could “fake news” have helped determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election?

Social media users and intensely partisan news broadcasts disseminated a massive number of messages during the campaign. Many of these messages demonized...

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