Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How fake news spread so easily in the wake of the Vegas shooting
On Sunday night, as reports of the mass shooting in Las Vegas came out, so did false information about it. Fake victims, fake suspects, and conspiracy theories flooded YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Google. Some fake news videos and posts were ranked high in search results, alongside legitimate stories.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOn Sunday night, as reports of the mass shooting in Las Vegas came out, so did false information about it. Fake victims, fake suspects, and conspiracy theories flooded YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Google. Some fake news videos and posts were ranked high in search results, alongside legitimate stories.
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The full episode
2 of 4An incomplete profile of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock- 0:00Who was Stephen Paddock?
- 11:03How fake news spread so easily in the wake of the Vegas shootingYou’re reading this
- 19:40Studio executive Harvey Weinstein faces sexual harassment allegations
- 28:44Investigating the death of Marsha P. Johnson, known as the Rosa Parks of the LGBT movement