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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#9 Many Americans believe fake news is sowing confusion
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Pew Research analyzed Americans’ opinions of fake news on the internet and how they view it is influencing society. The findings show that Americans are becoming aware of the fake news phenomenon, but many have hard times identifying it and believe they have taken part in sharing it. 0 points
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#10 Fake news on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
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The authors of this article in the journal, Science analyzed the fake news spread on Twitter during the 2016 United States presidential election. It examined how much fake news was spread, who sent most of the fake news, and who were the main consumers of the fake news. It found that individuals most likely to engage with the content were older, conservative-leaning voters who were highly interested in political news.