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Published 3 years ago

Disinformation Spreads Quicker When It’s Far Right

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The Week: “Left-leaning and centrist news publications get fewer clicks on Facebook if they publish false stories. But far-right publications experience the opposite, nabbing nearly twice as much Facebook engagement on stories classified as misinformation.

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Far-right misinformation gets by far the most engagement on Facebook, study finds

Left-leaning and centrist news publications get fewer clicks on Facebook if they publish false stories. But far-right publications experience the opposite, nabbing nearly twice as much Facebook engagement on stories classified as misinformation. That's according to a new study out Wednesday, as reported by Wired. The researchers at the Cybersecurity for Democracy project at New York University found that not only are far-right publications uniqu…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States
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USA TodayUSA Today

What's popular on Facebook? Extreme far right political views and lies, study says

Far-right news is more popular than other partisan content on Facebook and even more so during the election and the Capitol riot, a new study finds.

3 years ago·United States
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Hindustan TimesHindustan Times

Far-right misinformation has more engagement on Facebook: Research

The researchers from New York University based their study on Facebook's CrowdTangle tool and obtained list of pages and public posts from independent data providers and fact-checking websites.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India
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Right-wing misinformation on Facebook is more engaging than its left-wing counterpart, research finds

By now it's well known that Facebook has a misinformation problem. The company has tried to address it in various ways, from labeling false claims to reducing its visibility in users' feeds. But a new study from researchers at New York University finds that not all misinformation on Facebook is created equal when you factor in political ideology.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States
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Right-wing misinformation on Facebook is more engaging than its left-wing counterpart, research finds

By now it’s well known that Facebook has a misinformation problem. The company has tried to address it in various ways, from labeling false claims to reducing its visibility in users’ feeds. But a new study from researchers at New York University finds that not all misinformation on Facebook is created equal when you factor in political ideology.According to the research, accounts rated by outside media watchdogs as being far-right and frequent …

3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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Right-wing misinformation on Facebook is more engaging than its left-wing counterpart, research finds - Local News 8

By now it’s well known that Facebook has a misinformation problem. The company has tried to address it in various ways, from labeling false claims to reducing its visibility in users’ feeds. But a new study from researchers at New York University finds that not all misinformation on Facebook is created equal when you factor in political ideology.According to the research, accounts rated by outside media watchdogs as being far-right and frequent …

3 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States
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