Fake news shared by very few, but those over 65 more likely to pass on such stories

Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 11:30 in Mathematics & Economics

A small percentage of Americans, less than 9 percent, shared links to so-called 'fake news' sites on Facebook during the 2016 presidential election campaign, but this behavior was disproportionately common among people over the age of 65, according to a new study.

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