Misinformation thrived in conservative echo chambers—but there were no liberal equivalents, according to the findings.

Conservatives Bombarded With Facebook Misinformation Far More Than Liberals In 2020 Election, Study Suggests::Misinformation thrived in conservative echo chambers—but there were no liberal equivalents, according to the findings.

  • Hypersapien@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The reason is simple. Misinformation sticks with conservatives more than liberals. With liberals, someone posts evidence that the story isn’t true and the whole thing fizzles out. If someone tries posting counter evidence in a conservative forum, they get banned.

    There’s no money in trying to push misinformation to liberals.