On Twitter, fake news travels six times faster than the truth, study finds
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the combative presidential campaign. They found that "fake news" sped through Twitter "farther, faster … Read More
The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
The massive new study analyzes every contested news story in English across the span of Twitter's existence—some 126,000 stories, tweeted by 3.5 million English-speaking users, over more than 10 years—and finds that the truth simply cannot compete with hoax and rumor. By every common metric, … Read More
On Twitter, the lure of fake news is stronger than the truth
To study rumormongering trends on Twitter, researchers examined about 126,000 tweet cascades — families of tweets composed of one original tweet and all the retweets born of that original post. All of those cascades centered on one of about 2,400 news stories that had been verified or debunked by … Read …
Fake news spreads faster than true news on Twitter—thanks to people, not bots
During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the internet was abuzz with discussion when reports surfaced that Floyd Mayweather wore a hijab to a Donald Trump rally, daring people to fight him. The concocted story started on a sports comedy website, but it quickly spread on social media—and people … Read More
McDonald’s flips logo upside down for International Women’s Day, but Twitter users aren’t lovin’ it
The fast-food chain is drawing mixed reactions for flipping its iconic logo upside down in honor of International Women's Day, March 8. (McDonald's). McDonald's has flipped its logo upside down in honor of International Women's Day, March 8, but Twitter users are chastising the fast-food giant for not … Read More
Why You Shouldn’t Try to Gain a Following on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
You shouldn't try to gain a massive following on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Instead, you should try to gain a massive following on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube. It's a small difference, but you should be mindful about which social platform best fits your personality, passion and … Read More
Twitter says it will stop cryptocurrency scams by removing manipulative accounts
Twitter is taking steps to reduce the amount of cryptocurrency scams on its platform. In recent weeks, a number of scammers on Twitter have impersonated Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Elon Musk, or John McAfee. They'll use deceptive tactics like a slight misspelling of a username or use the … Read More
Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee quits Twitter after ‘altercation’ with son
Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has quit social media after reports of a physical altercation with his son earlier this week. According to reports, Lee was taken to hospital on Monday night (March 5) after an alleged altercation with his 21-year-old son Brandon. Police responded to the incident at Lee's … …
Arsenal youngster Reiss Nelson claims Twitter hack after Dele Alli tweet
Arsenal youngster Reiss Nelson said his Twitter account had been hacked after a vulgar tweet about Tottenham Hotspur star Dele Alli appeared on it. After one account had posted a picture of Alli with the caption: "Sum up this man in three words," Nelson's account responded with: "Suck my d—.". …
Twitter is the modern public square. So can the president block you?
It will consider whether President Trump has the right to block certain individuals from interacting with him on his Twitter account simply because they have said things about him he does not like. Consider a typical day in political life circa 2018. The president tweets something significant, such as the … …