The issue focused on the use of social media to spread fake news online in the lead-up to the U.S. election.

"The use of social media in the run up to this year's U.S. presidential elections has been a major focus of our study," the researchers said. "Social media sites are now the main platforms used to spread false stories on various social media, which is why we focused our study on the use of social media to spread fake news online."

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