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A specifically tailored social media account to share fake news through. These are usually a generic profile picture, recently started, with a below average number of friends (between 1-50) or an abnomal amount (700-1000) and just one or two posts. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/twitter-bots-fake-news-2016-election How Twitter bots get people to spread fake news | Science NewsAutomated bot accounts on Twitter help spread misinformation by strategically encouraging people to make it go...Science News

Usually to do with immigration, LGBTQ rights, feminism or nationalism. Preferably stories that contain ambiguous details or uncertainty. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/18/sexist-racist-online-sabotage-wont-win-posing-online-feminists-leftists Sexists and racists are resorting to online sabotage. But they still won't win | Lola Okolosie and Laurie PennyThis week, sexist and racist trolls have borrowed the tactics of the CIA and Scotland Yard and sent in agents provocateurs to spread disharmony among...the Guardian

Enhancing controversial aspects, presenting assumptions as facts, often using emotive language and hyperboles. https://theconversation.com/fake-news-grabs-our-attention-produces-false-memories-and-appeals-to-our-emotions-124842 Fake news grabs our attention, produces false memories and appeals to our emotions"Fake news" is a relatively new term, yet it's now seen as one of the greatest threats to democracy and free debate. In the Netflix documentary The...The Conversation

The story is then published on social media, usually in forums and groups aligned with the motive of the story, where it can gain momentum. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/fake-news-macedonia Monetising misinformation: inside the fake news capital of the worldThe first article about Donald Trump that Boris ever published described how, during a campaign rally in North Carolina, the candidate slapped a man...WIRED UK

The story then shows up on your feed during your evening scroll. (Picture credit: Thomas Trutschel/Getty) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/19/fake-news-social-media-twitter-mit-journalism Why fake news on social media travels faster than the truth | Paul ChadwickFalse news is more novel than true news, and that may be why we share the false much faster and more widely. Prominent responses to false news...the Guardian

Fake news are carried by the people who share them. Be critical of your feed. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224326-people-share-fake-news-online-even-when-they-can-tell-its-not-true/ People share fake news online even when they can tell it's not trueThe spread of fake news on social media has been a problem for years. But there may be a simple solution to stop people sharing inaccurate...New Scientist