The Disinformation Superhighway, Facebook Frolics Dept. 0
A new study indicates that Facebook is the high speed lane on the Disinformation Turmpike, particularly for right-wing rot. Here’s a bit from the news the NPR report.
But it wasn’t just one day of high engagement. A new study from Cybersecurity For Democracy found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation are not only thriving on Facebook, they’re actually more successful than other kinds of accounts at getting likes, shares and other forms of user engagement.
It wasn’t a small edge, either.
Follow the link for more about the study and its findings.