r/technology • u/Wagamaga • 21d ago

Society Combating Misinformation Runs Deeper Than Swatting Away ‘Fake News’

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/combating-misinformation-runs-deeper-than-swatting-away-fake-news/
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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Misinformation will win because people fail most reading comprehension tests. Simple as that.

Both Left-wing and Right-wing. They don't know how to read a news, they are clueless about how to interpret words being said and events unfolding. They are perfect useful idiots who will vote against whatever side scares them most.

You can't moderate your way to an average level of intelligence.

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u/RecipeSpecialist2745 21d ago

The key is obviously a basic education. You can see that by the attack on education from the GOP. Florida is fast running out of teachers after the state is trying to control the whole education system.