Article proposal: Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online Misinformation

in ftin •  5 years ago 

NEW YORK — Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.
As the 2016 election showed, social media is increasingly used to amplify false claims and divide Americans over hot-button issues including race and immigration. Researchers who study misinformation predict it will get worse leading up to this year’s presidential vote. Here’s a guide to understanding the problem:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/284725/cyborgs-trolls-and-bots-a-guide-to-online-misinformation/

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This sounds interesting. It may soon be difficult to tell reality from fiction in the digital space.