Fake news 'travels faster', study finds
In an article on BBC, through a study of 126,000 rumours and fake news, it is reported that "rumours and false
news stories spread on Twitter over a period of 11 years found that they
travelled faster and reached more people than the truth." Researches found
a commonality in humans to "re-tweet" fake news with a content
popularity in politics. The article explores explanations as to the conclusion
of this study and many point out that, fake news is in itself newsworthy,
therefore becomes worthy of sharing and retweeting. The consideration of facts
has slowly become less common when information is received. The advancement of
technology, has facilitated this notion.
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