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Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis: study
USC researchers analyzed thousands of tweets and found that social bots frequently shared false information about cannabis’s health benefits.
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Real or not? USC study finds many political tweets come from fake accounts
A deep scientific analysis of political tweets this #Election reveals bots are swaying the discourse, according to scientists at the USC Information Sciences Institute.