Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Disinformation. Why There’s So Much of It and What We Can Do About it

... YouTube. A Wall Street Journal investigation found that YouTube's recommendations often lead users to channels that feature conspiracy theories, partisan viewpoints and misleading videos, even when those users haven't shown interest in such content. ... ... misrepresented, more than a third still shared the story ." The other research finding is that " participants who perceived the media and the word "news" negatively were less likely than others to identify a fake headline and less able to distinguish ...