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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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[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe because they are kids? I can assure you I am better at detecting misinformation than my previous generation. I don't want to be that guy, but kids are still learning, until they experience it they don't understand what to do. No one wastes their time on Roblox ranting about mind control vaccines

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Considering kids have been groomed on Roblox, I wouldn't be shocked if kids were being primed for believing in nonsense conspiracies there either.

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Because unless they browse websites other than social media, all they read will be misinformation.

[–] ShranTheWaterPoloFan@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

People under the age of 25 tend to be really bad at the Internet. The number of times high schoolers or college kids are mystified by how I'm able to get information quickly from search engines is beyond me.

I'm not surprised they can't tell what's real, they can't search for tiny details like "transmission time to Mars" or "gravity on mercury".

[–] mwguy@infosec.pub -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A big part of detecting bullshit is having the experience of getting burned by bullshit.

[–] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Not necessarily. People keep being burned by the same scams over and over.

[–] mwguy@infosec.pub -1 points 2 years ago

Sure but if you take a population of people and expose them to the same scam over and over; in theory less will fall for it each time. Some might fall for it every time to infinity, but < 100% of those who failed on round one will.

[–] thebrownhaze@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Because misinformation is subjective