How to combat fake news and disinformation
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ake news stories are amplified and disseminated quickly through false accounts, or automated “bots.” Recent research has found that “elusive bots could easily infiltrate a population of unaware humans and manipulate them to affect their perception of reality, with unpredictable results.” Individuals
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- ake news stories are amplified and disseminated quickly through false accounts, or automated “bots.”
- Recent research has found that “elusive bots could easily infiltrate a population of unaware humans and manipulate them to affect their perception of reality, with unpredictable results.”
- Individuals can protect themselves from false news and disinformation by following a diversity of people and perspectives.
- not entirely fool-proof, but it increases the odds
- readers and viewers should be skeptical about news sources.
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