Mon 04 September 2023: The addition of ‘trust’ and ‘distrust’ buttons on social media, alongside standard ‘like’ buttons, could help to reduce the spread of misinformation, finds a new experimental study. Incentivising accuracy cut in half the reach of false posts, according to the findings published in eLife. “Over the past few years, the spread … Continue reading SOCIAL MEDIA TRUST OR DISTRUST BUTTONS MAY HELP CURB SPREAD OF FAKE NEWS