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Why Fears of Fake News Are Overhyped

A top political scientist reveals new research showing a sharp drop-off in fake news since 2016

Brendan Nyhan

"Here is the dilemma in dealing with fake news: not all fake news is cre­ated equal. Some of it is pro­duced in sweat­shops by people who couldn’t care less about what they’re doing as long as they can get clicks and make money. And some of it is pro­duced by ide­o­log­i­cally moti­vated activists who are engaging in con­sti­tu­tion­ally pro­tected polit­ical speech." 

Dan Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Journalism,Northwestern University

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