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Fake news and the way it spreads on social media is emerging as one of the great threats to modern society. In recent times, fake news has been used to manipulate stock markets, make people choose dangerous health-care options, and manipulate elections, including last year's presidential election in the U.S.
Clearly, there is an urgent need for a way to limit the diffusion of fake news. And that raises an important question: how does fake news spread in the first place?
Today we get an answer of sorts thanks to the work of Chengcheng Shao and pals at Indiana University in Bloomington. For the first time, these guys have systematically studied how fake news spreads on Twitter and provide a unique window into this murky world. Their work suggests clear strategies for controlling this epidemic.
Journal Reference:
arxiv.org/abs/1707.07592: The Spread of Fake News by Social Bots
(Score: 4, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 10 2017, @06:03AM
Really, jmorris? Totally discredited? I smell a russian bot, his user id is "jmorris". Do you even understand the extent to which you are being used? Let me explain it to you. The story is that the Black Panther member who sought asylum in Cuba came across a KGB agent. He asked him if it was true that the Russians had funded the Black Panthers, and the KGB dude said, "Of course! But we also funded the KKK, so it's just all about destabilizing the United States." This is what is happening now. The Trump presidency is just an attempt to split America into warring factions, and jmorris is working as hard as he can to make it happen! Snopes.com is not discredited. Hilary's emails are relevant to nothing. And jmorris is to be modded down, as he is covertly transgendered Russian agent of influence. Bad jmorris, bad!