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- Feb 2022
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www.wired.com www.wired.com
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This is not new. But why does the problem persist? To truly understand the challenges and context of “fake news,” it’s important to return to the seminal events of 2016—and to one in particular in which Facebook made precisely the wrong choice, known colloquially in disinformation researcher circles as Conservativegate or Trending Topicsgate.
We need to learn from our prior mistakes. The example of the 2016 election is just that an example. There is misinformation everywhere. As stated this is not new information to us.
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Researchers are still debating the extent of the impact on the 2016 election.
Misinformation affects more than we would like to admit. For a big historical election year we have people doubting results because of the huge issue of misinformation. Researchers who pay attention to social outcomes from posted media have even noticed a change since the 2016 election.
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Over the past two years, journalists and researchers have assembled an entire lexicon for describing these problems: misinformation, disinformation, computational propaganda.
There has been a clear set of people aiming to control and help educate the issues of Fake News, Including what is a sub category to it.They have been making an attempt thats been a long process.
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