More surprising still: The average supersharer was 58 years old, and almost 60% were women, challenging the stereotype of social media manipulators as young, alt-right men @SFMisinfo @MisinfoReview #misinformation#informationsecurity#misinformation
MISINFORMATION | NEWS FROM SCIENCE
2020’s fake news predominately spread by small group of mostly older women
The 2020 U.S. presidential election was a minefield of misinformation on Twitter.
Many thought an army of bad actors was behind this deluge, but it was actually a mere battalion. According to a sample of more than 600,000 U.S. voters published in Science, about 2000 or so “supersharers” spread 80% of content from fake news sites during this period.
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As informações enganosas constituem uma proporção muito maior de desinformação do que as notícias falsas verificadas e têm um impacto maior na sociedade porque mais pessoas são expostas a elas, potencialmente através de compartilhamentos.