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Political hashtags like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter make people less likely to believe the news

  • Written by Eugenia Ha Rim Rho, Ph.D. Candidate in Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Political hashtags like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter make people less likely to believe the newsNews outlets sometimes use hashtags to promote their stories.13_Phunkod/Shutterstock.com

Whether you’re a conservative or a liberal, you have most likely come across a political hashtag in an article, a tweet or a personal story shared on Facebook.

A hashtag is a functional tag widely used in search engines and social networking services that...

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