![]() ![]() Tsipursky: Creating a false news story is pretty easy, if you have basic web design, programming, and social media skills. Another was false claims about the motivations of the Las Vegas shooter, which was a conspiracy theory created by 4chan and others who knew how to manipulate Facebook and Google algorithms to get their stories into the top headlines on both venues.ĭJ: How easy is it for someone to create a false news story? ![]() Tsipursky: One of the worst examples of false news was the Pizzagate scandal, as a result of which a man who believed in a conspiracy theory shot up a pizza shop. In general, false news spreads more quickly than true news, according to research, so it’s a matter of how much false news is put out there by false news creators.ĭJ: What are the worst, or most influential examples, of false news? Tsipursky: The amount of false news has been growing slowly but steadily for several years, but the US Presidential election campaign was the key period when false news began to compete with and in many cases dominate over true news. ![]() DJ: How has this changed over the past five years? ![]()
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