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Social media networks, which currently have an estimated 2.3 billion users worldwide, are facilitating a surge in the dissemination of fake news.
Fake news can have important financial and reputational effects for both conventional and social media companies. This report explores a range of investment risks related to fake news; that is, the dissemination of disinformation and hoaxes under the guise of legitimate, factual reporting.