https://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6380/1146
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Lies spread faster than the truth
There is worldwide concern over false news and the possibility that it
can influence political, economic, and social well-being. To understand
how false news spreads, Vosoughi et al. used a data set of rumor
cascades on Twitter from 2006 to 2017. About 126,000 rumors were spread
by ∼3 million people. False news reached more people than the truth; the
top 1% of false news cascades diffused to between 1000 and 100,000
people, whereas the truth rarely diffused to more than 1000 people.
Falsehood also diffused faster than the truth. The degree of novelty and
the emotional reactions of recipients may be responsible for the
differences observed."
Via Hank G, who wrote "It bears repeating, but why the social media
companies are derelict in allowing disinformation and conspiracy
theories run rampant on their platforms. If we don’t fix it this could
be the end of us as factionalism reaches unprecedented proportions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
