Falling for Fake News: Investigating the Consumption of News via Social Media
summary
Survey data from 309 participants finds 66% regularly get news via Facebook, 37% report encountering a story they first believed then later found fake, and 46% say they saw content they immediately identified as fake. A constructed fake Facebook feed (persona “Leo Porter”) and follow-up interviews show most people judge veracity by source, plausibility, writing style and personal interest, few click through to articles, and interview sample is small (nine), limiting generalizability.
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