somefoolJun 29, 2023

First misinformation susceptibility test finds 'very online' Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news

https://beehaw.org/post/855576

First misinformation susceptibility test finds 'very online' Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news - Beehaw

> Researchers want the public to test themselves: https://yourmist.streamlit.app/ [https://yourmist.streamlit.app/]. Selecting true or false against 20 headlines gives the user a set of scores and a “resilience” ranking that compares them to the wider U.S. population. It takes less than two minutes to complete.

Show threadGataZapata
I got 19/20, my girlfriend got 15/20. We both think the test design is not super good - only the headlines lead to guessing some times, where parts of article might have painted a clearer picture
Jun 29, 2023 at 9:29amWeb
Show threadjinnoJun 29, 2023
Yeah, there were a few headlines where I was like “Well… maybe? If I can’t actually read it I’ll assume false, though.”