How to Spot Financial Misinformation on Social Media
- A study published in March 2025 in Health Promotion International warned that misinformation spreads globally via social media.
- The study explained that factors like non-experts posting rapidly, bots, algorithms, limited platform action, and fast tech growth drive this trend.
- Experts highlighted AI-generated videos and images increase misinformation's persuasiveness and difficulty to detect, with user-friendly AI enabling widespread creation.
- James Bailey said, "It's not a cat out of the bag, but a tiger," emphasizing society lacks effective ways to check misleading written content.
- The study suggested solutions require better detection, platform regulation, and public education to combat misinformation’s harm to health and politics.
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How to Spot Financial Misinformation on Social Media
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