Metro Fake News Spreads Faster Than True News On Twitter — Thanks To People, Not Bots – Slashdot

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A new study shows that people are the prime culprits when it comes to the propagation of misinformation through social networks. Tweets containing falsehoods reach 1,500 people on Twitter six times faster than truthful tweets, the research reveals. Science Magazine reports: The lead author — Soroush Vosoughi, a data …

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