Challenging Covid Vaccine Misinformation on Private Social Media, with Prof. Andrew Chadwick
Social Media and Politics
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The Biggest Problem Is the Larger Watsat Groups
Larger watsat groups are, in many ways, the biggest problem here. We've got to be aware of the fact that one means of avoiding this information is simply not exposing yourself to it by just not caring. People check their wat sap dozens and dozens of times a day. The more that you see a piece of misinformation repeated, the more likely it is that you'll accept it - even its false.
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