New study finds correlation between social media use, falling for ‘fake news’

New study finds correlation between social media use, falling for ‘fake news’

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new study by researchers at Michigan State University has found a correlation between people who spend a lot of time on social media and their propensity to fall for “fake news” stories. The study was published last month in the academic journal PLOS One and co-authored by Dar Meshi and Maria Molina, professors in the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences. The study centers around an online experiment wher…

UTA Study Tracks Teens’ Every Click—And the Findings Could Change Everything - Reform Austin

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… This fall, researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington, in collaboration with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, will launch a study examining how teens’ daily experiences on social media impact their mental health and potential substance use. Led by Professor Karrie Curry and supported by UTA Social Work Professors Melissa Lewis and Dana Litt, the team will tr…