‘Fake news’ impact on US election overstated claims survey

A new study conducted into the influence of ‘fake news’ on the US election campaign has concluded that erroneous reports played no significant role in the elevation of Donald Trump as president, as people soon forgot the content of such stories.
Stanford University professor Matthew Gentzkow and his counterpart at NYU Hunt Allcot reached their conclusion after quizzing 1,208 US adults in the aftermath of the election on whether they had read specific examples of intentionally fabrica