They’ve grown up online. So why are our kids not better at detecting misinformation?::Recent studies have shown teens are more susceptible than adults. It’s a problem researchers, teachers and parents are only beginning to understand.

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Because they’re stupid as fuck, just like everybody else (me included). If you read something you agree with, you’re inclined to believe it more than something you don’t.

    Truth takes effort to hunt down. Ain’t nobody got time for that in a world of 5 second Tiktok soundbites.