The Risks of Fake News: Travis I. Trammell & Elisabeth Paté-Cornell
Viral Model
Trammell created a viral disease model to mimic how fake news spreads. People must come in to contact with the fake information in order to be infected, just as with a virus. The more people are exposed, the more it spreads. The research shows that individuals who claim to be online for more than 10 hours a day are more susceptible to fake news. Flattening the curve of false information requires countermeasures on multiple fronts.
Counter Measures
Fake news is likely here to stay, but it is possible to mitigate its spread and efficacy. France effectively employed a "pre-bunking"…
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