Debunk This: Boomers better at identifying online misinformation than Gen Zers and millennials
Debunk This: Boomers better at identifying online misinformation than Gen Zers and millennials
Young people spend more time online than older generations, but this also means they're more likely to fall for fake news and misinformation.
This headline seems dubious on the face of it.
Did the study results actually show this? If so, could simply spending more time online account for doing worse on this test?
Also, just for fun, you can take the test here. I got two wrong and I have no idea which ones they were 😅
Well, there's also data that shows that boomers share more misinformation. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boomers-misinformation-facebook-study-1005148/
But that doesn't necessarily mean they believe more of it.
Anyway, I very much missed a "could be true but not idea because I don't know anything about that country" and a "could be exaggeration of real thing" button in that test. So I guess a problem could be that the survey tests for general knowledge and not gullibility.
🎉 Congratulations! You're more resilient to misinformation than 96% of the US population! I got a 20/20. As they say, the youngins have a skill issue.