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Motivated Reasoning and Confirmation Bias Drive Viral Claims of “Russian Bot” Declines (america2.news)
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[–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Of course we could have. But Facebook and other platforms love it because it drives engagement. Bots inflate the user count, and bait posts get users arguing.

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