What do you think can be done to stop the spread of conspiracy
theories/disinformation/misinformation? Are
fact-checks important in this battle?
Choose two articles from this week (one MUST be an academic article or chapter; the other may be an
academic article/chapter or news article) that had a counter-intuitive finding. What was it? Explain. Also, based
on the readings, what do you think can be done to stop the spread of conspiracy
theories/disinformation/misinformation? Are fact-checks important in this battle? Explain. Make sure to cite your
readings.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/business/media/how-fake-news-spreads.html
https://app.box.com/s/oi6hxveaj3rtyjskc54qyz52fghllul7
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