Audio Article: A remedy for the spread of false news?
Mar 17, 2021•8 min
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Episode description
Stopping the spread of political misinformation on social media may seem like an impossible task. But a new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds that most people who share false news stories online do so unintentionally, and that their sharing habits can be modified through reminders about accuracy.
Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2021/social-media-false-news-reminders-0317
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