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Coronavirus: Social media users more likely to believe false information, McGill study suggests
coronavirus pandemic.More specifically, researchers looked at the prevalence of misinformation on social media compared to traditional Canadian news media and how exposure to false information influenced behaviour.The study, conducted by seven researchers at McGill University, suggests that the dissemination of false information is in fact more widespread on social media than traditional news media.Aengus Bridgman, a PhD Candidate at McGill University and the and the study’s co-author, said there are various explanations as to why that happens.“Historically, organizations, large-scale news organizations felt a deep sense of sort of civic responsibility that they were trying to inform the public good,” he said.While noting that it may not