Most 2016 election fake news stories favored Trump over Clinton by a wide margin

Evidence

In total, the 156 stories were shared about 38 million times and the team could confirm that most fake stories were, indeed, pro-Trump (115 stories, shared 30 million times versus 41 pro-Clinton stories, shared 7.6 million times). — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 516

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader literature on 2016 election disinformation asymmetry, e.g. Grinberg et al. and the Intelligence Community assessment of Russian interference. — connects to: Viral fake news in 2016 favored Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 514; Pro-Trump fake news earned vastly more ad revenue than pro-Clinton content — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 214; Veles fake-news writers chose Trump purely for profit — W. David Marx, Blank Space: A Cultural History of the…, 484

Broader Connections

• Pro-Trump fake news earned vastly more ad revenue than pro-Clinton content #corroborates (0.92) — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 214
• Veles fake-news writers chose Trump purely for profit #exemplifies (0.78) — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 484