[octernion]

i absolutely agree and was taking issue primarily with the lazy political framing of the parent than the broader conclusions of the article as a whole.

i also would like to see a more comprehensive study (esp. including scientific issues, which should actually be easier to measure and less contentious).

[asabjorn]

I would also like a comprehensive study, but this article is not it because it is using classifications of fake news made by tabloid media that does not satisfy any scientific requirement of rigor.

It is ok that buzzfeed is politically biased, but its conclusions and work should also be treated as such with the limitations that presents in the applicability of its conclusions.