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Fake news spreads 'farther, faster, deeper' than truth, study finds

Nazisymboler og hashtags med nazireferencer dukkede op på flere Twitter-konti, der var blevet hacket af ukendte gerningsmænd. Foto: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez.
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The Washington Post · Ben Guarino

A tweet can wreak havoc in a few hundred characters, as demonstrated in April 2013 when someone hacked the Associated Press Twitter account and claimed that explosions at the White House had injured President Barack Obama. There were no explosions - and Obama was fine - but the Dow Jones average sank by 100 points in two minutes. Stock markets swiftly…

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