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They’ve grown up online. So why are our kids not better at detecting misinformation? (www.thestar.com)
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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.

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[–] skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I kinda wondered how true this is, I'm gen Z and my friends are and I would say were pretty good at dismissing outragous claims expessly political ones.