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What was fake on the Internet this week: Why this is the final column
Curated:
20/12/2015 from
www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/12/18/what-was-fake-on-the-internet-this-week-why-this-is-the-final-column/
my notes ( ? )
not much drives traffic as effectively as stories that vindicate and/or inflame the biases of their readers... specifically tries to invent stories that will provoke strong reactions in middle-aged conservatives. They share a lot on Facebook... they’re the ideal audience.
institutional distrust and cognitive bias are so strong that the people who fall for hoax news stories are frequently only interested in consuming information that conforms with their views — even when it’s demonstrably fake... At which point does society become utterly irrational?
institutional distrust and cognitive bias are so strong that the people who fall for hoax news stories are frequently only interested in consuming information that conforms with their views — even when it’s demonstrably fake... At which point does society become utterly irrational?
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