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"The common "accepted knowledge" these days among many is that the rise of
disinformation and conspiracy theories must be driven by social media, and
Facebook in particular (with Twitter and YouTube right behind). This theory has
always seemed a bit bonkers, and we've pointed to multiple detailed,
data-driven studies that showed that cable news was a much bigger driver of
misinformation than social media. Specifically, it found that conspiracy
theories and misinformation and the like didn't actually "go viral" until after
it appeared on cable news.
So, it's good (but not at all surprising) to find yet another study pointing
out the same thing. This one, first highlighted by MediaPost, involved a big
survey exploring the spread of conspiracy theories — and found that the
mainstream media is often the biggest vector, rather than social media."
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
