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CSMaP informs public discourse in the digital age. See a selection of news stories citing our experts.

Pacific Standard: Turns Out Liberals and Conservatives Mainly Follow the Same News Sources

March 6, 2019
KPCC: Facebook turns 15: The social network's impact on your life

February 9, 2019
Nieman Lab: Old people are most likely to share fake news on Facebook. They’re also Facebook’s fastest-growing U.S. audience.

January 11, 2019
BBC: Over 65s 'more likely' to share fake news on Facebook

January 10, 2019
CNN: People over 65 share fake news stories on Facebook more than any other age group, study says

January 10, 2019
Fox News: Fake news on Facebook: Elderly users are more likely to spread misinformation

January 10, 2019
Le Monde: Les seniors partagent plus facilement des infox sur Facebook que les autres Américains

January 10, 2019
NBC News: Age, not politics, is biggest predictor of who shares fake news on Facebook, study finds

January 10, 2019
NRC: Vooral ouderen verspreiden nepnieuws via Facebook

January 10, 2019
The New York Times: Older People Shared Fake News on Facebook More Than Others in 2016 Race, Study Says

January 10, 2019
The Guardian: Older people more likely to share fake news on Facebook, study finds

January 10, 2019
Vox: People over 65 are the most likely to share fake news on Facebook, study finds

January 10, 2019
El Pais: ¿Engañan las noticias falsas sobre todo a los más mayores?

January 9, 2019
Gizmodo: You'll Never Guess What Group of People Shared the Most Fake News Around the 2016 Election

January 9, 2019
New York Mag: Fake News Is an Old-People Problem

January 9, 2019
Pacific Standard: Senior Citizens Are Most Likely to Share Fake News on Facebook

January 9, 2019
The Hill: Oldest Facebook users most likely to have shared fake news stories

January 9, 2019
The Verge: People older than 65 share the most fake news, a new study finds

January 9, 2019
VICE: You can blame your baby boomer parents for spreading fake news

January 9, 2019
The New York Times: Planning to Vote in the November Election? Why Most Americans Probably Won’t

October 3, 2018
CNBC: A Trump attack on an Amazon ‘scam’ is dividing wealthy Democrats and Republicans: CNBC survey reveals

June 28, 2018
New York Today: Why We Don’t Vote

June 25, 2018
The Globe and Mail: Modern outrage is making it harder to better society

March 2, 2018
PBS: The racial history of the Electoral College — and why efforts to change it have stalled

January 21, 2018
Wired: Don’t Blame Social Media for Celebrity Politicians. Blame Everyone.

January 15, 2018

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