Study: Social media users likely to believe fake news

Study: Social media users likely to believe fake news

July 30, 2020 6:52 pm EST.

A McGill study shows most of the fake news related to the COVID-19 pandemic is coming from social media. The study found Canadians consuming news through social media are more misinformed and more likely to believe fake news. Melina Giubilaro reports

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