How Fake News Goes Viral – The New York Times

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How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study

How a misinformed Twitter post the night after the presidential election fueled a nationwide conspiracy theory and became a talking point — even as it was being proved false.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/business/media/how-fake-news-spreads.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

The New York Times deconstructs how Mr. Tucker’s now-deleted declaration on Twitter the night after the election turned into a fake-news phenomenon. It is an example of how, in an ever-connected world where speed often takes precedence over truth, an observation by a private citizen can quickly become a talking point for a world leader, even as it is being proved false