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Does fake news spread better than true news? Do bots spread fake news? What can we do against fake news? Does social media increase political polarization? Is it true that we all live in political echo chambers? In this video, we look at what scientific studies have found and what we can learn from that.
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00:00 Intro
01:30 Fake News
09:38 Information Literature
10:16 Echo Chambers
13:15 Polarization
16:38 Summary
17:19 MEL Science: Experiments By Subscription
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