Title: Fake News and Social Media: Causes and Real-Life Impacts – SSML
Headings: Fake News and Social Media: Causes and Real-Life Impacts
Fake News and Social Media: Causes and Real-Life Impacts
#1 The Spread of low-credibility content by social bots
#2 How Twitter Bots help fuel political feuds
#3 Trends in the diffusion of misinformation on social media
#4 Anatomy of an online misinformation network
#5 Dominos’ response to its YouTube crisis
#6 Bots increase exposure to negative and inflammatory content
#7 Social media hoaxes and the role of issue confidence
#8 Online Activists vs. Kraft Foods: Social Media Hijacking
#9 Many Americans believe fake news is sowing confusion
#10 Fake news on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
#11 People spread fake news faster on Twitter than bots
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Content: Even In recent years, the term, “fake news” became a politicized way to criticize unfavorable media coverage. This has confused many internet users. According to a 2019 Pew Research survey, Americans see fake news as detrimental to democracy. 68% of adults in the United States, say made up news impacts Americans’ confidence in government institutions. More than half say it impacts political leaders’ ability to get work done. The prevalence of online fake news and the politicization of the term makes it harder for average people to discern real information. The following list of articles discuss how the fake news and hoax phenomenon took shape on the internet and why it could change how our society engages with important issues. #1 The Spread of low-credibility content by social bots
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Authors for this study published in Nature Communications also looked at the social risk of fake news and misinformation. After studying millions of messages on Twitter sent during a year, the authors found much of this information is spread by “bots” or fake accounts that automatically generate messages. The study suggests that eliminating bots from social media platforms could sharply curb the spread of fake news.