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Facts and Fakes of Life: some stats
From Harper’s Magazine Findings, April 2019: Fake news during the 2016 presidential election was shared by 18.1 percent of Republican Facebook users, and 3.5 percent of Democratic Facebook users, and 15 percent of Republicans and 20 percent of Democrats feel … Continue reading
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Tagged Democrats and fake news, Facebook, fake news, Harper's Magazine Findings, Republicans and fake news
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Fake news, trolls and the facts of life
From 538 Significant Digits: 559 pages and 251 accounts (and my bolding) It’s not only Russians who can troll. Never ones to be outdone, Americans, too, are getting in on the act. For example, an American blogger spread fake stories … Continue reading
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Tagged 538 Significant Digits, American bloggers, American bloggers and fake news, American trolls, Christine Blasey Ford, Christine Blasey Ford lawyers, Facebook, fake news, fake news on Facebook, fake news on Twitter, Gavin McGinnis, How I Learned the Facts of Life, John Hawkins, New York Times, Proud Boys, Right Wing News, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, The Facts of Life
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The Facts of Life: Is this good (fake) news or bad (fake) news?
Did you read the New York Times article, “‘Fake News’: Wide Reach But Little Impact, Study Suggests”? It’s interesting and/or disturbing. Because the study found that among adults who consumed news, only a quarter got into fake news items and … Continue reading
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Tagged fake news, mainstream media
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