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What are the two distinct factors that contribute to the spread of misinformation?
What are the two distinct factors that contribute to the spread of misinformation?
- Changes in the media landscape and arrival of the internet
- Governments and politicians
- Cognitive variables and societal cost (correct)
- Rumours and fiction
Why is fictional misinformation difficult to correct?
Why is fictional misinformation difficult to correct?
- It is in opposition to facts
- It is spread across different places and outlets on the internet
- Prior warnings and monitoring are ineffective (correct)
- It elicits emotional responses
What type of information do people tend to share, regardless of its truth?
What type of information do people tend to share, regardless of its truth?
- Information from governments and politicians
- Information from the scientific process
- Information that elicits emotional responses (correct)
- Fictional information
What does democracy rely on, according to the text?
What does democracy rely on, according to the text?
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What has amplified the spread of misinformation, according to the text?
What has amplified the spread of misinformation, according to the text?
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