Trends in the diffusion of misinformation on social media

In recent years, there has been widespread concern that misinformation on social media is damaging societies and democratic institutions. In response, social media platforms have announced actions to limit the spread of false content. We measure trends in the diffusion of content from 569 fake news...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow, Chuan Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-05-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168019848554