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The Spread of Inaccurate political information in the Era of Distrusted News Media

Jonathan Ladd, Alex Podkul
08/08/2018

This study seeks to understand how political misinformation spreads. To do so, it is bases itself on the popular assumption that citizens are distrustful of the mainstream media. It then discusses the various challenges related to the correction of misinformation and conspiracy theories. What can we do to fight these phenomenon?

Topic :  Disinformation  
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Edition :  The Knight Foundation  
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Country :  United States 
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Language  :  English 
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