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How a small but vocal minority of social media users distort reality and sow division

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Summary
Nutrition label

69% Informative

Researchers conclude social media is not an accurate reflection of society, but more like a funhouse mirror distorted by a small but vocal minority of extreme outliers.

John Yang speaks with psychology professor Jay Van Bavel , one of the authors of the paper that reported the research, to learn more.

VR Score

75

Informative language

76

Neutral language

55

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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