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Fake news spreads online faster than the truth

27.03.2018

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) analyzed more than 126 English-language false news published on Twitter between 2006 and 2017. It turned out that people see false news, regardless of the subject, ten times more often than true news!

In total, the researchers studied more than 4,5 million records on the social network. They divided the news into real and fake based on information from six independent fact-checking organizations.

On average, one fake news is seen by 1000 to 10000 people, while true news usually reaches no more than 1000 readers. False news spreads faster, regardless of its subject matter, and real users make the main contribution to the spread, and not bots at all, as is sometimes believed.

The scientists also analyzed comments on fakes in the social network and found out what emotions they evoke in readers. Most often, it is fear, disgust and surprise. True news is more often associated with emotions of joy and sadness. As for topics, the most popular topic for fakes is politics. A lot of false information also concerns business, science, natural disasters, and terrorism.

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