Citation

Polarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption on Social Media During the 2018 US Midterm Elections

Author:
Marchal, Nahema; Neudert, Lisa-Maria; Kollanyi, Bence; Howard, Philip N.
Year:
2018

In the United States, social media platforms serve significant volumes of junk political news and information during important moments in political life—particularly elections. In this data memo, we examine the sources of political news and information that were shared by social media users in the period leading up to the