Also read: Why your health plan premium is suddenly spikingSu, a doctoral student in WSU's Murrow College of Communications, said the findings point to possible practical solutions to disrupt the spread of misinformation."Fact checkers are important for social media platforms to implement.
When there is no fact checker, people just choose to believe what is consistent with their pre-existing beliefs," said Su. "It's also important for people to try to get out of their comfort zones and echo chambers by talking with people who have different points of view and political ideologies.
When people are exposed to different ideas, they have a chance to do some self-reflection and self-correction, which is particularly beneficial for.