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MIT Sloan study finds crowdsourcing effective tool to fight fake news

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A recent study by MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. David Rand and Prof. Gordon Pennycook of the University of Regina finds there is a possible solution to false news: crowdsourcing.

Jan 28, 2019
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Crowdsourced ratings of online news quality may actually work

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People are nearly as good as fact-checkers at sussing out unreliable news sources, a new study finds.

Jan 28, 2019
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Social media advertising can boost or beat fake news

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New research shows social media advertising can spread falsehoods or amplify facts.

Dec 19, 2018
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MIT Sloan experts on 2019 business trends

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Brexit, tariffs, human capital, and cybersecurity. Here’s what some of MIT Sloan’s faculty will be following in the new year.

Dec 17, 2018
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