Some citations for if you're interested, skeptical, or want to doing something about this. Concrete evidence that facts & social media don't currently mix: htt

Some citations for if you're interested, skeptical, or want to doing something about this. Concrete evidence that facts & social media don't currently mix: https://firstdraftnews.com/recent-research-reveals-false-rumours-really-do-travel-faster-and-further-than-the-truth/ https://firstdraftnews.com/recent-research-reveals-false-rum... A chilling overview full of citations about how this affects dangerous conspiracy theories (written by a bay area founder & VC who also helped win a legislative battle against anti-vaxxers) http://www.fastcoexist.com/3059742/social-network-algorithms-are-distorting-reality-by-boosting-conspiracy-theories http://www.fastcoexist.com/3059742/social-network-algorithms... Another overview by the Editor in Chief of the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/12/how-technology-disrupted-the-truth https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/12/how-technology... Feel free to contact me (email on my profile page) if you want to learn more about bias mitigation strategies (something I'm actively exploring).