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Misinformation and biases infect social media, both intentionally and accidentally

  • Written by Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia, Assistant Research Scientist, Indiana University Network Science Institute, Indiana University
People who share potential misinformation on Twitter (in purple) rarely get to see corrections or fact-checking (in orange).Shao et al., CC BY-ND

Social media are among the primary sources of news in the U.S. and across the world. Yet users are exposed to content of questionable accuracy, including conspiracy theories, clickbait, hyperpartisan...

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