The science of fake news: Addressing fake news requires a multidisciplinary effort

David M.J. Lazer; Matthew A. Baum; Yochai Benkler; Adam J. Berinsky; Kelly M. Greenhill; Filippo Menczer; Miriam J. Metzger; Brendan Nyhan; Gordon Pennycook; David Rothschild; Michael Schudson; Steven A. Sloman; Cass R. Sunstein; Emily A. Thorson; Duncan J. Watts; Jonathan L. Zittrain

doi:10.1126/science.aao2998

The science of fake news: Addressing fake news requires a multidisciplinary effort

David M.J. Lazer, Matthew A. Baum, Yochai Benkler, Adam J. Berinsky, Kelly M. Greenhill, Filippo Menczer, Miriam J. Metzger, Brendan Nyhan, Gordon Pennycook, David Rothschild, Michael Schudson, Steven A. Sloman, Cass R. Sunstein, Emily A. Thorson, Duncan J. Watts, Jonathan L. Zittrain

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1094-1096
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	359
Issue number	6380
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao2998
State	Published - Mar 9 2018

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Lazer, D. M. J., Baum, M. A., Benkler, Y., Berinsky, A. J., Greenhill, K. M., Menczer, F., Metzger, M. J., Nyhan, B., Pennycook, G., Rothschild, D., Schudson, M., Sloman, S. A., Sunstein, C. R., Thorson, E. A., Watts, D. J., & Zittrain, J. L. (2018). The science of fake news: Addressing fake news requires a multidisciplinary effort. Science, 359(6380), 1094-1096. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao2998

Lazer, DMJ, Baum, MA, Benkler, Y, Berinsky, AJ, Greenhill, KM, Menczer, F, Metzger, MJ, Nyhan, B, Pennycook, G, Rothschild, D, Schudson, M, Sloman, SA, Sunstein, CR, Thorson, EA, Watts, DJ & Zittrain, JL 2018, 'The science of fake news: Addressing fake news requires a multidisciplinary effort', Science, vol. 359, no. 6380, pp. 1094-1096. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao2998

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