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Twitter’s echo chambers highlighted

Fake news doesn’t spread in the same way as reliable information. This has been demonstrated by the work of Alexandre Bovet. Evaluating the impact of social networks and keeping them under control requires a better understanding of their dynamics.

Daniel Saraga, 04/12/2025
Source: A. Bovet and H. A. Makse: Influence of fake news in Twitter during the 2016 US presidential election. Nature Communications (2019). Graphic: adapted by Bodara.

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