The Effects of Group Animosity on Social Media

Steve's PhD is in social media polarization and misinformation. He found that the biggest predictor of virality was whether a tweet or a Facebook post mentioned the outgroup. A lot of people's political identities are driven by hate toward the out group rather than love toward the in group, he says. Steve: Is there anything you've found in your like studies during a PhD that you could tell us?

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