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Online missteps can spread fast

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CNN.com

In a world where social networking has made us all news sources, wrong information gets issued and repeated more quickly than ever. "Everyone now has a global platform on which they can shout their opinions," says Frank Farley, a professor at Temple’s College of Education. But people haven't become more cautious about putting words out there, he adds, even if they're wrong.