America
Much of what you read on Twitter is a hoax: Study
New York, June 8
At least 25 percent of all
the news that you get on Twitter is fake, says a new study. Also, the
study found that 25 percent of all tweets sent are "not credible",
Adweek.com reported.
For frequent Twitter users this might not
come as a surprise. People post false information all the time for
various reasons - some inadvertent, others deliberate - such as
ignorance about a particular issue or if they are curious to know more
about a subject.
Some people also have malicious intent to mess
with people's heads. For example, researchers found that variations on a
2014 story about "Ebola zombies" were shared by millions despite being
quite obviously fake.
And then there are all the rumours about celebrities, big brands and politicians that hit Twitter every minute.
The study appeared in The New Scientist.