I'll probably get downvoted for this, but here goes...
I listened to a podcast with a guy who runs a ring of disinformation sites in the US.
I don't think it's as big of a problem as most people think.
People don't get hit with some disinformation article and then suddenly start supporting another political party. Fake news is mostly just something to make people feel better about their views -- which are already completely set in stone.
Yes, it's fueling a bit of radicalization, which isn't great.
But I think more people are focused on this because they think it's the reason one party is getting more votes than the other. It's just not how fake news works.
I listened to a podcast with a guy who runs a ring of disinformation sites in the US.
I don't think it's as big of a problem as most people think.
People don't get hit with some disinformation article and then suddenly start supporting another political party. Fake news is mostly just something to make people feel better about their views -- which are already completely set in stone.
Yes, it's fueling a bit of radicalization, which isn't great.
But I think more people are focused on this because they think it's the reason one party is getting more votes than the other. It's just not how fake news works.