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The_WarpGhost t1_j1czd5g wrote

So this is specifically looking at only the 2020 BLM protests. The immediate thought that pops into my mind is that: as there was some infamously blatant misreporting going on in left-leaning media ("fiery but peaceful" et al), people would naturally look at other media sources hoping for a more honest appraisal of what the reality on the ground was. This seems simply too specific to draw any overall trends

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Thercon_Jair t1_j1d4g0q wrote

All other studies conducted in media and social media show also an amplification bias towards the right.

> The immediate thought that pops into my mind is that: as there was some infamously blatant misreporting going on in left-leaning media ("fiery but peaceful" et al), people would naturally look at other media sources hoping for a more honest appraisal of what the reality on the ground was. This seems simply too specific to draw any overall trends

Looking on from Europe, the more blatant misreporting seems to have been coming from the right (though, US left-wing media isn't actually left, just less right).

I think what you are actually trying to say is "The reporting was not congruent with people's bias, which is why they looked at Social Media to find sources that confirmed their bias." Which is what studies show too. Also congruent with the 60% of people do not read the article linked in Social Media.

Plus, most stories shared on Social Media was from media companies anyways?

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I_T_Gamer t1_j1d3nsy wrote

The article essentially says all of the news provided by the general media was misinformation free. I wonder if we're watching the same stations..... We are in a cycle of come up with the story, and then find evidence to prove it. Can't be bothered to have the facts beforehand, someone will scoop us!

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PoetSeat2021 t1_j1fmlxa wrote

Yeah, that’s my immediate thought to some extent as well. To what you’ve said I’d also add that the goings-on in the summer of 2020 were particularly outrageous, and a lot of the biggest and most outrageous stories were the kinds that right wingers like to share.

I wonder how this would look if they did January of 2021 instead.

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