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 E-Mail PULLMAN, Wash. - The ability to identify misinformation only benefits people who have some skepticism toward social media, according to a new study from Washington State University. Researchers found that people with a strong trust in information found on social media sites were more likely to believe conspiracies, which falsely explain significant events as part of a secret evil plot, even if they could identify other types of misinformation. The study, published in the journal Public Understanding of Science on March 5, showed this held true for beliefs in older conspiracy theori...

Published February 19, 2021, 3:16 PM This nearly became a literal case of snakes on a plane. Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA agents intercepted around two dozen live reptiles intended for export to Taiwan on Thursday, Feb. 18 at a DHL warehouse. BOC – NAIA / MANILA BULLETIN The package, which held two venomous spitting cobras, eight pit vipers, and 15 sailfin lizard was declared to contain “souvenir items” by a certain “Adrian Lim” from Pasig City. It was consigned to a certain “Ryan Su” of Taiwan. The wildlife species, concealed inside the native purses of bamboo chimes an...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media usage increased substantially and it is now more important than ever to protect yourself from misinformation.  Yan Su, doctoral candidate in the Murrow College of Communication, found that people were believing COVID-19 was created in a lab and Bill Gates already had access to the vaccine and was going to sell it to the highest bidder.  “I just measured the extent to which they believe it or if they agree with those theories,” he said. “The more they use social media for information seeking [purposes], the more likely they agr...

Social Media Offers Opportunity for Misinformation, Study Finds In addition to utilizing fact checkers to flag potentially misleading information, researchers say these sites could also combat the falsities on their platforms by providing literacy education to users. by Scott Jackson, Moscow-Pullman Daily News / December 18, 2020 Shutterstock/klevo (TNS) — People who rely on social media for news and information are more likely to believe misinformation related to COVID-19, according to a recent study conducted at Washington Sta...

Does social media use increase belief in coronavirus misinformation? A study has found an amplification effect from social media users who were particularly worried about the coronavirus. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By ANI WASHINGTON: The more people rely on social media as their primary news source the more likely they are to believe misinformation about the pandemic, according to recent survey analysis. The analysis was detailed by Washington State University researcher Yan Su. The study, published in the journal Telematics and Informatics, also found that levels of worry about CO...