Filter bubbles and fake news

2017/04/05 by Dominic DiFranzo, Kristine Gloria-Garcia · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Misinformation and Its Impacts #Social Media and Politics #Media Influence and Politics

paper · doi:10.1145/3055153

openalex publication_date 2017/04/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

The results of the 2016 Brexit referendum in the U.K. and presidential election in the U.S. surprised pollsters and traditional media alike, and social media is now being blamed in part for creating echo chambers that encouraged the spread of fake news that influenced voters.

Citations

• Exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinion on Facebook
• Bursting your (filter) bubble
• Will the Global Village Fracture Into Tribes? Recommender Systems and Their Effects on Consumer Fragmentation
• The spreading of misinformation online

Cited by

• Fake news and ideological polarization
• Filter bubble [wikipedia]

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