Finally we have proof! A lie is halfway round the world before the truth has its boots on.
This MIT research finds that false news travels faster on Twitter, by orders of magnitude, than 'truth' (though 'truth', as ever, is probably doing alot of heavy lifting here).
Interestingly it's not robots spreading disinformation at an exponential rate, it's us.
And what does the research conclude makes people engage with false stories more easily? Yes, you're right: emotion.
There's strong research in the area of 'affective intelligence ' that's been saying this for a while now.
Research is here
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