"contrary to popular belief, twitter's algorithm amplifies conservatives, not liberals [note: this is from 2021]. scientists conducted a "massive-scale experiment involving millions of twitter users, a fine-grained analysis of political parties in seven countries, and 6.2 million news articles shared in the united states."   itter-algorithm-amplifies-conservat ives/ _ conservatives more susceptible than liberals to believing political falsehoods, a new u.s. study finds. a main driver is the glut of right-leaning misinformation in the media and information environment, results showed.   more-susceptible-to-believing-false hoods/ _ conservatives are more likely to see empirical (e.g., scientific) and experiential (e.g., anecdotal) perspectives as more equal in legitimacy. liberals think empirical evidence is better at approximating reality, conservatives are more likely to say that both research and anecdotes are legitimate.   servatives-see-scientific-and-nonsc ientific-viewpoints-as-closer-in-le gitimacy-study-finds-59122 _ four studies confirm: conservatives in the us are more likely than liberals to endorse conspiracy theories and espouse conspiratorial worldviews, plus extreme conservatives were significantly more likely to engage in conspiratorial thinking than extreme liberals   /full/10.1111/pops.12681
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