Untrustworthy hyperlinks on news sites are adding to the misinformation crisis

Misinformation is spreading rapidly in the digital universe, especially during election season, and the hyperlinks found on untrustworthy news sites may be partly to blame. Jieun Shin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UF CJC Media Production, Management and Technology Department, has been working with an interdisciplinary team to shed new light on how false information spreads online. 

Learn more: Untrustworthy Hyperlinks on News Sites are Adding to the Misinformation Crisis – UF College of Journalism and Communications (ufl.edu)