Most Twitter Accounts Linked To 2016 Disinformation Are Still Active, Report Finds
Nearly 90 percent of accounts that spread disinformation during the presidential election continue to operate and spread or amplify false stories, a new study concludes.
by Tim Mak
Oct 04, 2018
2 minutes
Most of the Twitter accounts that spread disinformation during the 2016 presidential campaign remain active now, according to an ambitious new study released on Thursday.
Knight Foundation researchers examined millions of tweets and concluded that more than80 percent of the accounts associated with the 2016 disinformation campaign are still posting â even after Twitter
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