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‘Fake News’ on Facebook: A Longitudinal Analysis of Link Sharing between 2016 and 2021 (ANZCA 2021)

ANZCA 2021

‘Fake News’ on Facebook: A Longitudinal Analysis of Link Sharing between 2016 and 2021

Edward Hurcombe, Axel Bruns, Daniel Angus, Stephen Harrington, and Jane Tan

This paper reports on a historical study into fake news sharing on Facebook. Using CrowdTangle, it researches the distribution and amplification of fake news domains over 2016-2021 and locates the key stakeholders and pathways of mis/disinformation on Facebook.

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