Misinformation Most Amplified on TikTok, Twitter

Posts spreading misinformation are most amplified on Twitter and TikTok, according to a new report that looked at the spread of false narratives online. The Integrity Institute, an advocacy group, found that Twitter and TikTok have the highest “Misinformation Amplification Factor,” a figure the report’s authors used to track the spread of misinformation. The report identified the highest number of misinformation posts on Facebook, based on the sample analyzed. But posts with misinformation are amplified to a lesser degree on Facebook than on Twitter and TikTok because Facebook’s sharing option has what the report called a higher level of “friction.” Read more from The Hill here.