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Fake news, ads dupe Internet-savvy students, study finds

November 22, 2016 /

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Their most recent strategy, announced Friday by Facebook and Monday by Google, would stop grouping websites that peddle falsehoods alongside legitimate news outlets.

But even that may not be enough.

Teenagers are thought to be fluent in the ways of the Web. Yet students from middle school through college are easily duped by unreliable sources and deceptive advertisements peppered throughout news sites and social media feeds, according to a Stanford University study.

By Marissa Lang

Full Story: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Fake-news-ads-dupe-Internet-savvy-students-10629086.php

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