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Re:Researchers studying Facebook misinformation say they wer... by baud147258 on Monday September 06, 2021 @04:39AM (#28431682)
>> But the far right and far left media ecosystems are "fundamentally different," Edelson said, with 40% of the media sources cited on the far right actively spreading false information. In other corners of the media ecosystem and other partisan groups, this number doesn't go above 10%.

how are they quantifying this? Or is there link to other sources on this?

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Re:Researchers studying Facebook misinformation say they wer... by jsuqo on Monday September 06, 2021 @09:26AM (#28433415)
They are probably quantifying it using """independent""" fact checkers.
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Re:Researchers studying Facebook misinformation say they wer... by skinkestek on Monday September 06, 2021 @08:54AM (#28433186)
Don't be surprised if it is quantified the same way as the "ER filled with people overdosed on Ivermectin", i.e. by pulling the facts out of thin air.
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Re:Researchers studying Facebook misinformation say they wer... by pc86 on Monday September 06, 2021 @09:18AM (#28433362)
Unless you actually have evidence this is the case (other than your own personal bias), this is a completely unhelpful comment. Presumably the study's methodology is documented somewhere, it just may not be published yet.
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Re:Researchers studying Facebook misinformation say they wer... by skinkestek on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:27PM (#28435321)
My methodology is well known: it is an educated guess.

And no, I still think Western civilization including the press is pretty nifty compared to the alternatives, I just try to apply some pressure to get it to self correct.

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