Fake News, Misinformation & Disinformation

Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information.

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As a result, false news travels faster, farther and deeper through the social network than true news.

The statistic presents information on the percentage of U.S. news consumers using select social networks for news as of February 2017.

This report, the latest in an ongoing study of political news and information habits, is based on an online survey conducted between March 19 and April 29, 2014, with 2,901 members of the Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel.

This study is based on a survey conducted August 8-21, 2017, with 4,971 U.S. adults who are members of Pew Research Center’s nationally representative American Trends Panel.

From the Journal of Economic Perspectives

Self-reported numbers on which nations experience fake news.