To examine the extent to which people consume inaccurate news on social media, researchers analyzed a two-year span of posts from 750 adult users on Facebook and Twitter.
Researchers at the University of California scoured through the online edition of The Washington Post, analyzing more than 300 news stories publicized between 2007 through 2016.
New research in the Journal of Marketing suggests that news media outlets frequently brush off reports of corporate misconduct, corruption, and societal violations.
The study, as published in the peer-reviewed journal Mass Communication and Society, examined data comprised of more than 600 participants identified as frequent consumers of soft drinks.