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Confirmation Bias in Media: The Echo Chamber Challenge

Doctor Spin

Echo chambers in social media contribute to the viral spread of misinformation by acting as initial bandwagons for complex contagions.” Echo chambers and viral misinformation: Modeling fake news as complex contagion. Source: The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication 9 Altheide, D. Confirmation bias. PLoS ONE, 13.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

There is some concern that the media influences the agenda too much - stories that go viral don't always have merit, they are not always completely true. In 2016, the Cambridge Analytica Scandal at Facebook brought all these issues to a head. This issue sometimes creates further ethical issues listed in this section.

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