The Digital Economy

In the battle against fake news, the bots may be winning 

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (L) and Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) show a fake social media post for a non-existent "Miners for Trump" rally as representatives of Twitter, Facebook and Google testify before a Senate Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee hearing on how Russia allegedly used their services to try to sway the 2016 U.S. elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1621AB3470

Bot or not ... senators show a social media post for a supposed 'Miners for Trump' rally. Image: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Andrea Stroppa
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