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The Skeptics Guide #938 - Jul 1 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Future of Online Misinformation

On average, adult US citizens correctly classified two thirds of headlines they were shown as either real or fake. This runs counter to what a lot of people think that boomers are going to be more likely to be susceptible because they're not digitally savvy. Plus the tools available for people to mislead others are growing more sophisticated as well. And by the way, this was led at the Cambridge Social Decision Making Labs.

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