Unbelievable news? Read it again and you might think it's true

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 08:01 in Psychology & Sociology

In the weeks since the U.S. election, concerns have been raised about the prominence and popularity of false news stories spread on platforms such as Facebook. A BuzzFeed analysis found that the top 20 false election stories generated more shares, likes, reactions and comments than the top 20 election stories from major news organizations in the months immediately preceding the election. For example, the fake article "Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President, Releases Statement" was engaged with 960,000 times in the three months prior to the election.

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