Simple interventions can help people spot false headlines

(Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs) A team of researchers found that after being exposed to Facebook's tips on how to spot misinformation, people in the United States and India were less likely to say a false headline was true. However, this ability weakened over time, suggesting that digital literacy needs to be taught with regularity.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news