Thread by @sisu_sanity

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"In fact, the study found that among far-right sources, those known for spreading misinformation significantly outperformed non-misinformation sources."🤔

Far-Right Misinformation Is Thriving On Facebook. A New Study Shows Just How Much npr.org/2021/03/06/974…

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"It's almost twice as much engagement per follower among the [far-right] sources that have a reputation for spreading misinformation," Edelson said.

"So, clearly, that [far-right] portion of the news ecosystem is behaving very differently."🤔

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Here is the study page by Cybersecurity for Democracy.

"Center and left partisan categories incur a 'misinformation penalty', while right-leaning sources do not."🤔

Far right news sources on Facebook more engaging
link.medium.com/7dWfWavhkeb

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"Sources of news and information rated as far-right generate the highest average number of interactions per follower with their posts, followed by sources from the far-left, and then news sources closer to the center of the political spectrum."🤔

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Same.

"We’re looking forward to learning more about the news ecosystem on Facebook so that we can start to better understand the 'whys', instead of just the 'whats'."📌