Hey guys. I recently started a two part series on the importance of teaching News Literacy in public schools, and in the first part, I wanted to hop out of the echo chamber and see what the data actually said about which party spreads more misinformation.
Not surprisingly, Republicans are lying their fucking asses off compared to Democrats. It's not that Democrats don't spread misinformation either, but they seem to do it way less frequently than Republicans.
What really annoys me though is how there is even a debate on the threat of misinformation in America. For example, Duncan Watts is one of the biggest voices in this regard, even getting published in Nature. He basically makes the point that only a small % of the total content consumed on social media is misinformation, around 1%, so we shouldn't obsess over a problem that isn't there.
The massive flaw in this argument though is how narrow his definition of misinformation is. For example, InfoWars, Real Raw News. The sites that you would have to be a monkey to not see through. However, if you include mainstream media in that definition, then the reach of misinformation is massive. Particularly Fox News. Put them in the equation, and the reach of misinformation in America on a daily basis jumps from 1% to at least 30%.
Curious to know your thoughts on this. Thanks.
Submitted February 17, 2026 at 07:05AM by holmess2013 https://ift.tt/USHqDJF
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