Far-Right Misinformation Drives Facebook Engagement Research from New York University found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation drive engagement at higher rates than other news sources.Heard onToggle more optionsUpdated at 8:35 p.m. ET By the time a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, fueled by far-right conspiracies and lies about a stolen election, a group of researchers at New York University had been compiling Facebook engagement data for months. The NYU-based group, Cybersecurity For Democracy, was studying online misinformation — wanting to know...…Far-Right Misinformation Drives Facebook Engagement Research from New York University found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation drive engagement at higher rates than other news sources.Heard onToggle more optionsUpdated at 8:35 p.m. ET By the time a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, fueled by far-right conspiracies and lies about a stolen election, a group of researchers at New York University had been compiling Facebook engagement data for months. The NYU-based group, Cybersecurity For Democracy, was studying online misinformation — wanting to know...WW…