Mediagazer: Researchers claim that 2,107 US voters, mostly older, white Republican women, accounted for spreading 80% of the fake news on Twitter during the 2020 election (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

10:35 AM ET, May 31, 2024

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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:

Researchers claim that 2,107 US voters, mostly older, white Republican women, accounted for spreading 80% of the fake news on Twitter during the 2020 election — A pair of studies published Thursday in the journal Science offers evidence not only that misinformation on social media changes minds …

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Hoodline, a network of local news outlets, has been posting AI-written stories under fake bylines; until recently, bylines linked to fake biographical profiles — The articles on a local news site popping up around the country appear to cover what any community outlet would focus on: crime, local politics, weather and happenings.

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