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Junk News

topic on 1 show · 4 statements across 1 episodes

the Y Combinator Startup Podcast

4 statements about Junk News, every show

Y COMBINATOR Assertion Supported
US users share vastly more junk news than European democracies
“During the UK elections, and Germany, and France, and Sweden, Mexico, all of those countries have much lower levels of junk news to professionally produced news shares than the US.”
Samantha Bradshaw Jan 23, 2019 ▶ 28:17 Tracking Political Manipulation Through Social Media - Samantha Bradshaw · Y Combinator
Y COMBINATOR Assertion Supported
Social media users in 2016 swing states shared more junk news
“And we also in 2016 did a study on the swing states. And you know, in actual swing state, States people were sharing more junk news compared to uncontested ones.”
Samantha Bradshaw Jan 23, 2019 ▶ 26:52 Tracking Political Manipulation Through Social Media - Samantha Bradshaw · Y Combinator
Y COMBINATOR Assertion Supported
The junk news sharing ratio worsened to 1.3:1 during 2018 midterms
“In 2018, when we redid this analysis during the midterm, the ratio of junk news actually went up. And so it went to like 1.2 or 1.3 to one.”
Samantha Bradshaw Jan 23, 2019 ▶ 26:37 Tracking Political Manipulation Through Social Media - Samantha Bradshaw · Y Combinator
Y COMBINATOR Assertion Supported
Americans shared junk news at a one-to-one ratio in 2016
“In 2016 we found that Americans on average were sharing about a one to one ratio of junk news to professionally produced information.”
Samantha Bradshaw Jan 23, 2019 ▶ 25:29 Tracking Political Manipulation Through Social Media - Samantha Bradshaw · Y Combinator

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