RoryN
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From the department of "we could've told you that"...
People with schizotypy personality traits more likely to share disinformation
The unstoppable spread of misleading content on social platforms not only damages trust in legitimate news organisations, but can even lead to social unrest, such as the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, during which five people died.
To investigate, a team from the University of Westminster surveyed almost 2,000 US residents to better understand why social media users choose to actively spread false information, knowingly or not.
They found those who do often display positive schizotypy, a set of personality traits that include paranoia, suspicion and disrupted thinking patterns. It has also been shown to predict the emergence of psychiatric disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/27/peop...-traits-likely-share-disinformation-21117455/
People with schizotypy personality traits more likely to share disinformation
The unstoppable spread of misleading content on social platforms not only damages trust in legitimate news organisations, but can even lead to social unrest, such as the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, during which five people died.
To investigate, a team from the University of Westminster surveyed almost 2,000 US residents to better understand why social media users choose to actively spread false information, knowingly or not.
They found those who do often display positive schizotypy, a set of personality traits that include paranoia, suspicion and disrupted thinking patterns. It has also been shown to predict the emergence of psychiatric disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/27/peop...-traits-likely-share-disinformation-21117455/
