The Internet doesn't forget, but it changes. Anyone who moves for a long time in highly networked and often conflicting online communities will witness fascinating group dynamic processes. When looking at such networks, it is rarely a matter of simply distinguishing between ‘truth’ and ‘lies’. Much more complex and methodologically revealing is the question of how information is processed within a group, evaluated linguistically and finally passed on with varying degrees of certainty.
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‘How do presumptions turn into apparent certainties? A media psychology analysis shows how narratives become entrenched in digital communities.”
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