A majority of Americans would rather accept the risk of fake news online than allow government intervention to stop it, Pew Research found.
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A Bot or Not? Study Finds Most Twitter Links Aren’t Shared by Humans
Don’t trust everything you see on Twitter. Chances are a robot—not a human—shared it there, according to Pew Research.
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Juicy Gossip—Not Bots—Helps Fake News Win
A new study published by Science magazine found that humans—not digital imposters—are responsible for spreading most of the rumors and false news on Twitter.
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Watch Out for Fake News
Over the past year, Americans have become increasingly worried about “fake news”—made-up stories mistaken for real events.
Sometimes the stories are satire; other times they’re intentionally false. In either case, many Americans feel fake news leaves confusion in its wake, according to Pew Research.
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Favorites: July 31, 2015
This week, our Favorites are a couple of podcasts, two books (both new and classic), and a story to help readers spot fake news stories online.
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