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by recursive 2054 days ago
I would expect that generally misinformation spreads faster. People that verify authenticity before spreading are slower because they're verifying authenticity.
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Verifiers may be slower to repeat, but those with a good track record of authenticity presumably have larger networks willing to take them at their word. It may take longer for Nature to publish something than a random crank journal, but Nature's impact factor is orders of magnitude higher.