SOURCE: Independent Journal
11-16-15
tags: Paris Attack
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11-16-15
Tens of Thousands of People Thought It Was a Tribute to Paris. They got duped…
Breaking Newstags: Paris Attack
Related Link Paris Attacks Give Rise to Fakes and Misinformation (NYT)
The terrorist attacks in Paris spurred an outpouring of support and grief on social media—but one critic found a way to shed light on virality and misinformation in the wake of tragedies such as the one in the “City of Light.”
Software CMO Rurik Bradbury saw a rumor spreading on Twitter that the lights on the Eiffel Tower had been shut off in honor of the victims of the attack. There was just one problem:
The lights are always shut off every night at 1am.
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