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Oct 13, 2022 · A new analysis found that algorithms and some features of social media sites help false posts go viral.
- Sara Atske
- Most Americans said they saw made-up news and expressed concern about it. Even a year before the 2020 election, in November 2019, the vast majority of Americans said they were either “very” (48%) or “somewhat” (34%) concerned about the impact made-up news could have on the election.
- What Americans categorized as made-up news varied widely – and often aligned with partisan views. Especially in America’s polarized political environment, just because people say that something seemed made up doesn’t mean it was.
- While political divides were a big part of the equation, news diet within party has been a consistent factor in what Americans believe, whether true or untrue.
- Myth Busting
- Combatting Misinformation
- Rapid Response Units
- News Literacy
Some states are moving forward in educating the public by providing specific election fact checks. New Mexico’s Secretary of State has developed a website that provides fact checks regarding misinformation issues specific to elections in the state. North Carolina’s Board of Elections created a program called “Mythbuster Monday,” which is a series o...
Other solutions must include efforts aimed to reduce the ability for foreign interests to spread misinformation. When foreign governments or agents of foreign governments intentionally try to undermine U.S. election outcomes, they tend to spread false or inflated claims across social media to purposefully undermine public confidence in election pro...
One way to neutralize or at least offset the spread of misinformation and protect the integrity of the election process is to have multiple Rapid Response Election Security Cyber Units that work at the local, state, and national levels to find and disable accounts that purposely spread misinformation. Part of this effort should also be the creation...
More long term efforts focus on the next generation of voters, middle school and high school students who are highly susceptible to misinformationgiven how much time they spend on social media platforms and given that they have not yet developed the ability to sort out misinformation from factual content on-line. Many states have implemented media ...
Jan 2, 2024 · Cox asked panelists how concerned they are about the state of misinformation and disinformation, the power and influence it has in our lives and communities today, and where they see things going over the next few years.
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May 9, 2018 · Taken together, Fatah’s tweets suggest that misinformation on social media genuinely is a problem. As such, they raise two questions: First, why did the incorrect tweet spread so much faster...
Aug 25, 2023 · People who reported sharing political information they believe is false on social media were more likely to use social media platforms known for promoting extremist views and conspiracy theories (e.g., 8Kun, Telegram, Truth Social).
