Sharing false political information on social media may be associated with positive schizotypy, research suggests

Misinformation on social media. Credit: Tom Buchanan, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Sharing false political information on social media by users may be associated with aspects of personality such as positive schizotypy, a set of traits including paranoia, suspicion and disrupted thinking patterns. It may also be linked to a motivation to increase awareness according to a study published June 26, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tom Buchanan, University of Westminster, UK, and colleagues. The spread of false political information on social media can tarnish trust in authentic news Read More

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