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Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It - Scientific American

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Understanding how algorithm manipulators exploit our cognitive vulnerabilities empowers us to fight back By Filippo Menczer, Thomas Hills Filippo Menczer is Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science and director of the Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University Bloomington. He studies the spread of disinformation and develops tools for countering social media manipulation. Credit: Nick Higgins Thomas Hills is a professor of psychology and director of the Behavioral and Data Science master’s program at the University of Warwick in England. His research addresses the evolution of mind and information. Credit: Nick Higgins Filippo Menczer is Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science and director of the Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University Bloomington. He studies the spread of disinformation and develops tools for countering social media manipulation. Credit: Nick Higgins Thomas Hills is a professor of psychology and director of the B

December 1, 2020 15 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It Understanding how algorithm manipulators exploit our cognitive vulnerabilities empowers us to fight back By Filippo Menczer & Thomas Hills Cristina Spanò C onsider Andy, who is worried about contracting COVID in 2020. Unable to read all the articles he sees on it, he relies on trusted friends for tips. When one opines on Facebook that pandemic fears are overblown, Andy dismisses the idea at first. But then the hotel where he works closes its doors, and with his

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