Thousands of Twitter accounts that spread fake news during the 2016 election are still active today, say researchers

Thousands of Twitter accounts that spread fake news during the 2016 election are still active today, say researchers

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https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/04/thousands-of-twitter-accounts-that-spread-fake-news-during-the-2016-election-are-still-active-today-say-researchers/

Fake news and misinformation was a key tactic used by the Russians during the 2016 presidential election to try to sway voters against candidates and sow mistruths and mistrust.

Now, with just weeks before the 2018 midterm elections, researchers say things are almost as bad.

Thousands of Twitter accounts that spread fake news during the 2016 election are still active today, say researchers

Oct 4, 2018, 9:18am UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/04/thousands-of-twitter-accounts-that-spread-fake-news-during-the-2016-election-are-still-active-today-say-researchers/ > Fake news and misinformation was a key tactic used by the Russians during the 2016 presidential election to try to sway voters against candidates and sow mistruths and mistrust. > Now, with just weeks before the 2018 midterm elections, researchers say things are almost as bad.