Highly impulsive people who lean conservative are more likely to share false news stories. They have a desire to create chaos and won’t be deterred by fact-checkers.
“Some participants even developed false memories about the fake stories they had read…’Remembering’ previously hearing a fake COVID-19 story seemed to make some people in our study more likely to act in a certain way.”
Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Dani Madrid-Morales, Emeka Umejei, Etse Sikanku, Gregory Gondwe, Herman Wasserman, Khulekani Ndlovu, and Melissa TullyJune 2, 2021
“Suddenly, the stupid stuff on the internet, the scary stuff on the internet, became just so mainstream and important. And that totally should not be.”
“While a single disinformation campaign may have a specific objective — for instance, changing public opinion about a political candidate or policy — pervasive disinformation works at a more profound level to undermine democratic societies.”
John Bowers, Tim Hwang, and Jonathan ZittrainNovember 20, 2019
Three researchers argue the dangers of deepfakes are overblown, but they will still require journalists to give thought to how they handle unconfirmed information.
Benton, Joshua. "This text-generation algorithm is supposedly so good it’s frightening. Judge for yourself.." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 7 Nov. 2019. Web. 18 Jan. 2022.
APA
Benton, J. (2019, Nov. 7). This text-generation algorithm is supposedly so good it’s frightening. Judge for yourself.. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/11/this-text-generation-algorithm-is-supposedly-so-good-its-frightening-judge-for-yourself/
Chicago
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