Social media: Why sharing interferes with telling true from false

Sci Adv. 2023 Mar 3;9(9):eadg8333. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adg8333. Epub 2023 Mar 3.

Abstract

Sharing on social media decreases true-false discrimination but focusing on accuracy helps people recognize what they already know. Process-oriented research offers hope in combatting misinformation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Communication
  • Humans
  • Social Media*