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Here at Daily Distortions, we try to debunk false and misleading information that has gone viral. We also want to give you a sense of how popular that misinformation is, in the context of what is being discussed on social media. With the help of NewsWhip, a firm that compiles social media performance data, we made a list of the 10 most-engaged stories of the week in the United States. (NewsWhip tracks the number of reactions, shares and comments each URL receives on Facebook, along with shares on Pinterest and by a group of influential users on Twitter.)
If you looked at newspaper headlines and cable news chyrons this week, you probably saw story after story about surges in Covid-19 cases, new lockdown rules and progress toward a vaccine.
But on social media, stories about the coronavirus pandemic were overshadowed by lighter fare. The most-engaged stories of the week were about a rare astronomical event known as a “Christmas Star,” which isn’t actually a star. (It’s a planetary alignment in which Jupiter and Saturn briefly line up to create a glowing point in the sky, and is expected to happen on Dec. 21 for the first time in almost 800 years.) The Top 10 list also included stories about Elliot Page, the star of “Juno,” announcing he is transgender, and the Korean K-pop supergroup BTS, whose new song reached the top of the Billboard charts.
There were some highly engaged stories about Covid-19 and voter fraud allegations, too, but many of the top performing posts this week were decidedly mundane — perhaps a sign that after months of doomscrolling, some people are looking for a bit of relief.
Here’s the full list:
1. PopSugar: Jupiter and Saturn Will Align to Create the First “Christmas Star” in Nearly 800 Years (1,844,593 interactions)
2. Christian Headlines: Planets Will Align Causing Rare ‘Christmas Star’ to Appear in the Sky This December (1,653,005 interactions)
3. Variety: Oscar-Nominated ‘Umbrella Academy’ Star Elliot Page Announces He Is Transgender (771,270 interactions)
4. Washington Examiner: Nevada ‘fraud’: 1,500 ‘dead’ voters, 42,248 voted ‘multiple times,’ RV camps as ‘homes’ (756,191 interactions)
5. CNN: Obama says he’ll get a Covid-19 vaccine when he can — and may do it on TV to prove it’s safe (740,115 interactions)
6. Washington Examiner: Whistleblowers: Post Office labeled Trump mail ‘Undeliverable,’ 388,000 ballots backdated, ‘disappear’ (673,460 interactions)
7. Billboard: BTS’ ‘Life Goes On’ Launches as Historic No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (585,277 interactions)
8. Daily Wire: Candace Owens Challenges Fact-Checker, And Wins (582,077 interactions)
9. NBC News: Trump falls short in Wisconsin recount he paid $3 million for (564,435 interactions)
10. The Associated Press: Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome (538,845 interactions)
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