Social media posts containing misinformation evoke more moral outrage than posts with trustworthy information, and that outrage facilitates the spread of misinformation, according to a new study by Killian McLoughlin and colleagues.

Some people think that linking / RTing disinfo to complain about it is some kind of essential exercise in truth-telling. Actually, that is raising the culprit’s exposure and search rankings and monetization $$$. Screenshot it and quote/paraphrase them instead plz. That goes for blogs and news articles, too!

  • ericjmorey@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    19 days ago

    It feels like your summary missed the lesson of the study. Don’t share the misinformation at all. Otherwise, you’re helping the spread of misinformation.