Negligence, Not Politics, Drives Most Misinformation Sharing

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By John Timmer, Ars TechnicaMar 21, 2021, 9:00 am198 pts
Researchers found that social media users are generally adept at identifying fake news. But that doesn’t always affect their decision to repost it.

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