1. Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal
Sapna Maheshwar and Amanda Robb

2. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study
Nov 9
8:00pm
Nov 10
12:49am
Nov 10
9:00am
Nov 10
Late Morn.
Nov 10
Early Even.
Tucker:
Posts photos of buses in Austin, TX.
“Anti-Trump protestors in Austin…”
Reddit:
Posted:
“Breaking: They found the buses.”
300 comments
Free Repub:
Linked to Reddit
Facebook
Linked to Free Repub:
Reddit
5000 shares, by 300,000 users.
Bus Comp.
Not for protests
Tucker:
Reveals he does not evidence.
Gateway
Pundit
“Figures. Anti-Trump Protestors were bused…”
44K shares
Trump Tweet
“Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!
215K likes, 126k talking about

3. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study
Nov 9
8:00pm
Nov 10
12:49am
Nov 10
9:00am
Nov 10
Late Morn.
Nov 10
Early Even.
Tucker:
Posts photos of buses in Austin, TX.
“Anti-Trump protestors in Austin…”

4. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study
Nov 9
8:00pm
Nov 10
12:49am
Nov 10
9:00am
Nov 10
Late Morn.
Nov 10
Early Even.
Tucker:
Posts photos of buses in Austin, TX.
“Anti-Trump protestors in Austin…”
Reddit:
Posted:
“Breaking: They found the buses.”
300 comments

5. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study
Nov 9
8:00pm
Nov 10
12:49am
Nov 10
9:00am
Nov 10
Late Morn.
Nov 10
Early Even.
Tucker:
Posts photos of buses in Austin, TX.
“Anti-Trump protestors in Austin…”
Reddit:
Posted:
“Breaking: They found the buses.”
300 comments
Free Repub:
Linked to Reddit
Facebook
Linked to Free Repub:
Reddit
5000 shares, by 300,000 users.

6. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study
Nov 9
8:00pm
Nov 10
12:49am
Nov 10
9:00am
Nov 10
Late Morn.
Nov 10
Early Even.
Tucker:
Posts photos of buses in Austin, TX.
“Anti-Trump protestors in Austin…”
Reddit:
Posted:
“Breaking: They found the buses.”
300 comments
Free Repub:
Linked to Reddit
Facebook
Linked to Free Repub:
Reddit
5000 shares, by 300,000 users.
Bus Comp.
Not for protests
Tucker:
Reveals he does not evidence.
Gateway
Pundit
“Figures. Anti-Trump Protestors were bused…”
44K shares

7. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study
Nov 9
8:00pm
Nov 10
12:49am
Nov 10
9:00am
Nov 10
Late Morn.
Nov 10
Early Even.
Tucker:
Posts photos of buses in Austin, TX.
“Anti-Trump protestors in Austin…”
Reddit:
Posted:
“Breaking: They found the buses.”
300 comments
Free Repub:
Linked to Reddit
Facebook
Linked to Free Repub:
Reddit
5000 shares, by 300,000 users.
Bus Comp.
Not for protests
Tucker:
Reveals he does not evidence.
Gateway
Pundit
“Figures. Anti-Trump Protestors were bused…”
44K shares
Trump Tweet
“Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!
215K likes, 126k talking about

8. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study
Nov 9
8:00pm
Nov 10
12:49am
Nov 10
9:00am
Nov 10
Late Morn.
Nov 10
Early Even.

9. Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal: PizzaGate
1.4 million shares By as many as 1 million accounts In five weeks 3000 accounts retweeted up to 900 a day. 14 Russian-linked accounts involved

10. Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal: PizzaGate
Trump Advisors
S Gorka
Message Boards:
4Chan
Reddit
TheeRant
Trump War Room
Gen. M
Flynn
Person? or bot?
Twitter
NYPD?
EagleWing
Oct 29, 2016
July 2, 2016
81 k shares
Nov 2, 2016
Nov 4, 2016
Youtube
INFOwars
Hagmann
Breitbart
E Prince
INFOwars
A. Jones
FBIanon
Katz
Campbell
Self-Employed Investigator
Trump Advisor, Blackwater CEO
427 K views
Same Person
Key:
SMedia
Mess. Board
Human
Bot

11. How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study