Many Americans Believe Fake News Is Sowing Confusion

In the wake of the 2016 election, everyone from President Obama to Pope Francis has raised concerns about fake news and the potential impact on both political life and innocent individuals. Some fake news has been widely shared, and so-called “pizzagate” stories led a North Carolina man to bring a gun into a popular Washington, D.C. pizza restaurant under the impression that it was hiding a child prostitution ring.

Fonte: Pew Research Center

Link: http://www.journalism.org/2016/12/15/many-americans-believe-fake-news-is-sowing-confusion/