After watching Why It’s So Easy to Fall for Fake News and How to Spot It, consider the question(s) below. Then “submit” your response.
1. Despite the many tools and tips that are available to fact-check stories, misinformation and disinformation continue to spread. According to the video, Gordon Pennycook (assistant professor of behavioral science at Regina University) believes that this occurs because social media primes people to be “lazy thinkers,” and that multiple exposures to mis- and disinformation condition people to believe what they read and view. Taylor Owen (assistant professor of public policy at McGill University) argues that social media rewards divisiveness and enraged engagement. What are the recommendations offered to help us become more savvy consumers of news?
2. 2. What are some of the consequences of people sharing mis- and disinformation?