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All evidence I've seen indicates that the right wing engages in this kind of manipulation at a scale much more massive than other political groups.
by DanTheManPR 7y ago
All evidence I've seen indicates that the right wing engages in this kind of manipulation at a scale much more massive than other political groups.
- take_a_breath 7y agoIt is possible that third party actors are engaging in this type of activity in-favor of the right without explicit coordination between the two.
- allovernow 7y agoHow sure are you that those performing these analyses are operating without bias? Also everything I've seen in this style begins with an explicitly right wing group and then looks for connections - but performing the analysis in such a style is unlikely to uncover left leaning efforts because the graph is probably nearly or totally disjoint. It's very easy to conclusively show only one side of the story if no one reputable is looking into the other.
- raisedbyninjas 7y agoNot an exhaustive study, but Jestin Coler got in the fake news clickbait game in 2013. He said that liberal targeted stories never gained viral traction like conservative stories.