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I mean bright kids. a few other facts about the study. the site, total hoax. theres no such thing as a tree octopus. 49 of these 50 kids believed the site and heres the real kicker. after they were told it was a hoax, about half of the kids insisted the tree octopus existed. based on the site alone. >> base they thought that this site was so authentic and the whole premise behind it just made sense to them and it was on the internet. thats the bottom line, right? >> one of the conclusions that r...

Something on a website, they take it as fact. no matter what. cnns carlo zeus is here with us. im surprised i thought a lot of todays kids were very suspicious. >> if you ask any student, do you believe everything you read on the internet. youd be very hard-pressed one to find one who is going to say, oh, yeah, its a knee-jerk programmed reaction, they say no, no, dont believe everything you read. but this study would suggest otherwise, its about eluszive and completely fictitious, tree octopus....

That they directed 7th graders to a false site. shes saying they are impression nabl. that was a low blow. but on the other hand, listen to what she says. she says the internet should not be our your only source. shes asking about libraries, mag magazines. a number of students believed if something was on paper, books would have been better back-up sources for something like a tree octopus which many of them would have said doesnt exist. >> carl azuz with a lesson for all of us. good to see you....

Welcome back. 24 minutes past the hour. seeing is believing. there is an interesting study out involving students and the internet. it suggests if kids see something on a website they take it as a fact no matter what. carlos is here with the details. students believe everything they read online? >> no student will tell you that. you will be hard pressed to see a student who says, uh take it all as fact. this study was about the tree octopus, a totally fake animal. a researcher got together with ...