How Fake News Goes Viral—Here’s the Math
"...three inexorable factors can explain a network’s inability to distinguish truth from falsehood in memes, even if individuals can...: the enormous amount of information out there; the limited amount of time and attention people can devote to scrolling through their news feeds and choosing what to share; and the structure of the underlying social networks..."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fake-news-goes-viral-mdash-heres-the-math/
I've been reading, studying, and thinking on informational and epistemic systems. This article is among the better at distilling most of the salient elements.
It omits the role of those who are intentionally injecting (or amplifying) disinformation, but the role of factors, *** most especially of network structure and dynamics *** is critical.
@Gargron should be paying attention.