Disinfo today doesn’t spread because it’s convincing.
It spreads because it’s emotionally efficient.
Here’s how fake news rides feelings — not facts — straight into your trust system👇
#DisinfoAwareness #MediaPsychology
Disinfo today doesn’t spread because it’s convincing.
It spreads because it’s emotionally efficient.
Here’s how fake news rides feelings — not facts — straight into your trust system👇
#DisinfoAwareness #MediaPsychology
Most students in the study had zero formal training in how to identify fake news on social media.
No workshops.
No school modules.
No tools.
Just vibes and guesswork.
Most students in the study had zero formal training in how to identify fake news on social media.
No workshops.
No school modules.
No tools.
Just vibes and guesswork.
A study of TikTok users found something unsettling:
Students know fake news exists.
They even spot it.
But many still engage with it anyway.
Why? And what does that mean for fighting disinfo?👇
#TikTokStudy #DisinfoAwareness
A study of TikTok users found something unsettling:
Students know fake news exists.
They even spot it.
But many still engage with it anyway.
Why? And what does that mean for fighting disinfo?👇
#TikTokStudy #DisinfoAwareness
The study (Cheong et al., 2023) looked at how students spot, interpret, and respond to fake news on TikTok.
The twist?
Even when they recognize disinfo — they often still share or trust it.
The study (Cheong et al., 2023) looked at how students spot, interpret, and respond to fake news on TikTok.
The twist?
Even when they recognize disinfo — they often still share or trust it.
We’ll look at how emotion, creator trust, and peer reactions override fact-checking —
and why truth in 2025 lives or dies by vibe.
Based on: Cheong et al., 2023
#DisinfoAwareness #TikTokStudy #CognitiveDefense
We’ll look at how emotion, creator trust, and peer reactions override fact-checking —
and why truth in 2025 lives or dies by vibe.
Based on: Cheong et al., 2023
#DisinfoAwareness #TikTokStudy #CognitiveDefense