Misinformation thrived in conservative echo chambers—but there were no liberal equivalents, according to the findings.
  • Doug [he/him]English
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    11 months ago

    Is that because there’s a feedback loop where liberals use Facebook less because of all the conservative misinformation?

    These kind of headlines make it easy to think “ha ha, of course they are. They’re not smart like me!” Which is a thought everyone should be wary of lest they become an easy target for misinformation they like.

    • Saneless@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Probably that conservatives flock to the most likely source of information that matches their predetermined answer