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FIR #411: Are We Unnecessarily Panicked About Online Disinformation?
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Several studies seem to suggest that a small cadre of "supersharers" was responsible for spreading 80 percent of "fake news" on X (formerly Twitter) in 2020. Further, by removing these supersharers from the platforms they use to spread misinformation and disinformation, the number of lies appearing on the social network plummeted. What's more, another study found that most people aren't swayed by online misinformation and disinformation. As a result, all the panic about online misinformation and disinformation could be overblown.
Or not. In this short midweek episode, Neville and Shel examine the data and what's missing to reach a conclusion about communicators' role in addressing what's true and what's not online.
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Several studies seem to suggest that a small cadre of "supersharers" was responsible for spreading 80 percent of "fake news" on X (formerly Twitter) in 2020. Further, by removing these supersharers from the platforms they use to spread misinformation and disinformation, the number of lies appearing on the social network plummeted. What's more, another study found that most people aren't swayed by online misinformation and disinformation. As a result, all the panic about online misinformation and disinformation could be overblown.
Or not. In this short midweek episode, Neville and Shel examine the data and what's missing to reach a conclusion about communicators' role in addressing what's true and what's not online.
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