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TweenTribune Smithsonian: False stories travel way faster than the truth

Recently, false stories on Twitter have been found that they reach way more users than true stories, and scientists used various fact-checking websites to find more deeply about how disinformation travel fast and broad. According to their research, the more peculiar and thrilling the story looks, the more likely they are false. However, fact-checking devices can only tell how fake the information seems, the best way to prevent this only comes from the social media platforms.