Faking it - can we trust social media data‪?‬ Evidence Talks

Social media research is an important source of insight for most organisations today. But fake profiles, fake sentiment and fake data is a growing problem. This podcast gets to the heart of how data analysis and traditional research can work better together, or fail spectacularly. In 2018 Facebook suspended 1.3bn fake accounts. The Mueller report stated 126 million Americans were influenced by fake profiles and content created by a Russian agency to influence the outcome of the 2016 US electi...