US EditionStudy Finds Rival News Sources May Escalate Misinformation to Attract Audiences
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Study finds rival news sources may escalate misinformation to attract audiences
When news sources aligned to a particular business or political ideology choose to share misinformation, it can trigger an "arms race" where their rivals start sharing their own misinformation to compete, according to an international research study.
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Political, media, digital and influencers form a complex information ecosystem that promotes disinformation and polarization. When one of these sources shares false content, it pushes its competitors to do the same, according to an investigation published on Wednesday by Science Advances magazine. This feedback, which the authors define as a “armamentistic race” to influence the public, is the result of the almost infinite amount of information …
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