Fake News Viewed 82 Million Times, Denials 115 Million Times

According to a report by the Media Staff of the National Center for Cyberspace, the combined views of denials and corrections related to the 10 most-viewed rumors in the third week of Mehr 1405 were about 40% higher than the views of fake news. In a report, the Media Staff of the National Center for Cyberspace examined the quantitative and qualitative […]

According to the report of the media headquarters of the National Center of Cyberspace about the denials of the third week of October 1405, the total number of views of denials and corrections related to the 10 most visited rumors of this period was about 40% more than the number of fake news.

According to ICT News, the media headquarters of the National Center for Virtual Space has conducted a quantitative and qualitative review of fake and denied news in the period from October 15 to 21, 1405. During this period, out of 147 fake news identified, 47 cases were officially denied and analyzed and data analyzed in the fake news monitoring room (Araj).

The review of the 10 most visited rumors of this period shows that the total number of views of denials and related amendments was more than the total number of views of fake news. These rumors included topics from politics and international relations to health, sports and the lives of well-known figures.

** Denials were seen more than fake news

According to this report, 10 fake news have had a total of 82 million and 385 thousand views. The total number of views of denials and related amendments has reached about 115,668,000; That is, about 33 million and 283 thousand more visits, or nearly 40% higher than the visits of fake news.

The average number of views of each fake news was about 8 million and 239 thousand and the average number of views of each denial or correction was about 11 million and 567 thousand. In all 10 cases, the number of visits recorded for the refutation or correction was higher than the number of visits to the fake news.

** Quick denial, but some rumors persist for several days

In 8 out of 10 rumors, denials or corrections were published within one to five hours; The average time to publish a refutation was three hours. In two other cases, the correction or denial was done a day after the fake news was published.

However, fake news circulated between one and four days, and their average duration reached 2.7 days. Four rumors were circulating for four days; Among the claims related to the transfer of Chabahar lands, Sharifi Zarchi's return to Iran and Zainab Abutalebi's migration.

**Known faces and political and international issues in the center of rumors

Among the most frequent topics, rumors about well-known figures had a significant contribution; From the return of a university professor and the migration of a presenter to the death of Mirhossein Mousavi.

Political and international issues were also raised in several cases; From the claim of handing over land to Afghanistan and the closure of the parliament sessions to the words attributed to the US Secretary of State about the history of Iran and Greece and the claim of the complete passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

The rumor of plague outbreak in Russia, the sealing of two sports complexes and the distortion of the words of Martyr Ali Larijani were also in this list.

The claim of plague outbreak in Russia was the most visited fake news with more than 13 million and 164 thousand views. Among the denials, the denial of the news of the handing over of Chabahar lands was ranked first with more than 15,428,000 views.

**News agencies and government institutions were active in denying rumors

Among the 43 news denied by the country's official news agencies, Sefir Arjan, Fars, Mehr and Sadaosima news agencies had the largest share in the sources of denials, respectively. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the IRGC were also active institutions in responding to rumors and fake news related to their field of work.

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