Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads to Believing Conspiracies
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Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into “data voids” that increase belief in conspiracies.

Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine::Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into “data voids” that increase belief in conspiracies.

    • Ibex0@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      11 months ago

      true information is behind paywalls

      Yup, no paywalls on right-wing garbage.

      • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1313·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, it’s funny how leftists care about societal problems until it fucks with their wallets.

        I guess that’s one thing the left and right can always unite on: greed.

        • PorkRoll@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          11 months ago

          Capitalists. You’re talking about capitalists. Democrats are still capitalists, therefore they are not “leftist.” You cannot be a capitalist and a leftist.

        • Lemminary@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          11 months ago

          leftists care about societal problems until it fucks with their wallets.

          Please elaborate

        • Marxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.mlEnglish
          4·
          11 months ago

          Leftists have been decrying the cost barrier to high quality information preventing people from easily accessing it for ages. SciHub is founded by and run mostly by leftists for example, and leftists tend to be very pro-piracy in general.