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As Parler returns, Twitter is still allowing mainstream Republicans to spread misinformation Influential accounts posting baseless voter fraud claims have largely been spared suspension in Twitter’s latest purge. Brent Stirton/Getty Images In the wake of the assault on the US Capitol in January, Twitter took decisive action against false claims of election fraud by suspending 70,000 accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy. However, new data shows that almost all of the most prolific spreaders of electoral fraud misinformation were within the orbit of the Republican mainstream, and were largely left to their own devices by a Twitter purge that appeared to focus on fringe conspiracists.
January 25, 2021
Amid the clamor of political polarization and mistrust, new Cornell Tech research has found cause for optimism: When it comes to evaluating news, people tend to trust the opinions of a large group whether it’s composed of liberals or conservatives.
The study of 1,000 participants found that Democrats were reliably influenced by Republican-majority crowds and vice versa, though the researchers also found that people are inclined to disregard news that contradict their own political views.
“In a practical way, we’re showing that people’s minds can be changed through social influence independent of politics,” said Maurice Jakesch, doctoral student in the field of information science at Cornell Tech and first author of “How Partisan Crowds Affect News Evaluation,” which was presented at the Conference for Truth and Trust Online, held online in October. “This opens doors to use social influence in a way that may de-polarize online spaces and bring peopl