16 Mar 2018

The Science of Fake News

From Afternoons, 1:24 pm on 16 March 2018

News travels fast, but not as fast as fake news.

Research shows that, on twitter at least, falsehoods travels farther than truth. 

It's not a new phenomenon but its current political incarnation is causing serious concern globally.

Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University, David Lazer is one of a group of researchers behind an article labelled the 'Science of Fake News'.

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