Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Disinformation. Why There’s So Much of It and What We Can Do About it

... investigation found that YouTube's recommendations often lead users to channels that feature conspiracy theories, partisan viewpoints and misleading videos, even when those users... ... story ." The other research finding is that " participants who perceived the media and the word "news" negatively were less likely than others to identify... ... said they could easily distinguish factual news from opinion in online-only news or social media. Thus, the majority of people can hardly distinguish news from opinions...