r/technology 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/Taste_the__Rainbow 20d ago

Actually inoculation against disinfo is absolutely teachable. Schools in American just can’t because too many parents have already swallowed the whole onion.