Filter bubbles and fake news

@article{DiFranzo2017FilterBA,
  title={Filter bubbles and fake news},
  author={Dominic DiFranzo and Marie Joan Kristine Gloria},
  journal={XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students},
  year={2017},
  volume={23},
  pages={32 - 35}
}
The results of the 2016 Brexit referendum in the U.K. and presidential election in the U.S. surprised pollsters and traditional media alike, and social media is now being blamed in part for creating echo chambers that encouraged the spread of fake news that influenced voters. 
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