Misinformation and professional news on largely unmoderated platforms: the case of telegram

To date, there is little research to measure the scale of misinformation and understand how it spreads on largely unmoderated platforms. Our analysis 200,000 Telegram posts demonstrates that links known sources misleading information are shared more often than professional news content, but former stays confined relatively few channels. We conclude that, contrary popular received wisdom, audience for not a general one, small active community users. study strengthens an empirical consensus regarding spread expands case Telegram.