"Just asking people whether they want to share things makes them more likely to believe headlines they wouldn't otherwise have believed" - Dr. David Rand, a professor at MIT and co-author of the study
People who share news items extensively on social media often tend to discern less over their accuracy, according to a study.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) conducted an experiment to understand a core tension .
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) conducted an experiment to understand a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true.The
Asking people about their intent to share social media content makes them worse at judging the veracity of news headlines, according to an MIT-led study.
More Sharing, Less Accuracy: Social Media Impact miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.