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		Six per cent of bots spread 31 per cent of fake information on Twitter (theinquirer.net)
		3 points by galaxyLogic on Nov 23, 2018 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

galaxyLogic on Nov 23, 2018 [–]

"People tend to put greater trust in messages that appear to originate from many people. Bots prey upon this trust by making messages seem so popular that real people are tricked into spreading their messages for them."

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