Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Natalie Grover - Poor numerical literacy linked to greater susceptibility to Covid-19 fake news

Cambridge University study also suggests older people less likely to believe coronavirus misinformation


 I know that you guys over here at MNEs are pretty smart, but from the averages -

Also, older people were more likely to believe covid misinformation. 


Some scientists think that susceptibility to misinformation is related to political views, while others think it is linked to reasoning abilities, study author Dr Sander van der Linden explained.

“My take is that both are relevant. And I was surprised to see numeracy playing such a strong role here … it was one of the single most important predictors,” he said. “I like that finding in a sense because it gives me hope that there’s a solution out there.”


Natalie Grover - Poor numerical literacy linked to greater susceptibility to Covid-19 fake news


1 comment:

Peter Pan said...

So reports that vaccine hesitancy is highest among Phds is fake news?