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LESSON 1 · Don't Get Fooled: Media Literacy

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How much faster does fake news spread compared to true news on social media?

About 6 times faster according to MIT research

A landmark MIT study of about 126,000 stories on Twitter found that false news reached its first 1,500 people roughly **6 times faster** than the truth — and was far more likely to be shared.

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