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On Twitter, the lure of fake news is stronger than the truth

An analysis of 4.5 million tweets shows falsehoods are 70 percent more likely to get shared

people looking at Twitter on their phones

FACE FACTS  Fake news spreads faster and further through the Twittersphere than true stories do.

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By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

There’s been a lot of talk about fake news running rampant online, but now there’s data to back up the discussion.