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War on fake news could be won with the help of behavioral science

  • Written by Gleb Tsipursky, Assistant Professor of History of Behavioral Science, The Ohio State University
It's not clear if Malaysia's anti-fake news campaign is backed by behavioral science too. AP Photo/Vincent Thian

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged his company’s responsibility in helping create the enormous amount of fake news that plagued the 2016 election – after earlier denials. Yet he offered no concrete details on...

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