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In 2018, a study analysed 14 million tweets over a ten-month period in 2016 and 2017. It found bots on social media were significantly involved in disseminating articles from unreliable sources. Accounts with high numbers of followers were ...

The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister
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In 2018, a study analysed 14 million tweets over a ten-month period in 2016 and 2017. It found bots on social media were significantly involved in disseminating articles from unreliable sources. Accounts with high numbers of followers were legitimising misinformation and disinformation, leading real users to believe, engage and reshare bot-posted content.

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In 2018, a study analysed 14 million tweets over a ten-month period in 2016 and 2017. It found bots on social media were <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06930-7">significantly involved</a> in disseminating articles from unreliable sources. Accounts with high numbers of followers were legitimising misinformation and disinformation, leading real users to believe, engage and reshare bot-posted content.