Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle
- Written by Paul Resnick, Professor of Information, University of Michigan
Social media misinformation rose significantly before the 2016 presidential election.Georgejmclittle/shutterstock.comA newsy photo of a public figure shows up on your social media feed, with a clickbait-y headline and a provocative comment, all linking to a site with juicy political content. Did you share it?
Somebody did.
It wasn’t a paid ad,...
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