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    Some Real News About Fake News

    It’s not just making people believe false things—a new study suggests it’s also making them less likely to consume or accept information.
    by David A. Graham Jun 07, 2019 4 minutes
    Source: Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters

    The rise of fake news in the American popular consciousness is one of the remarkable growth stories in recent years—a dizzying climb to make any Silicon Valley unicorn jealous. Just a few years ago, the phrase was meaningless. Today, according to a new Pew Research Center study, Americans rate it as a larger problem than racism, climate change, or terrorism.

    But remarkable though that may seem, it’s not actually what’s most interesting about the study. Pew finds that Americans have deeply divergent views about fake news and different responses to it, which suggest that the emphasis on misinformation might actually run thewell informed. More than making people believe false things, the rise of fake news is making it harder for people to see the truth.

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