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Why do so many people fall for fake profiles online?

  • Written by Arun Vishwanath, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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The first step in conducting online propaganda efforts and misinformation campaigns is almost always a fake social media profile. Phony profiles for nonexistent people worm their way into the social networks of real people, where they can spread their falsehoods. But neither social media...

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