The Claim
Lower education level and higher social media usage frequency are associated with increased susceptibility to AI-generated fake news, as measured by perceived accuracy and sharing willingness among adults.
What the research says
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Adults with lower education levels and those who use social media more frequently are more likely to believe AI-generated fake news is accurate and to share it.
See the scientific wording
Several socio-economic factors, including lower education level and higher social media usage frequency, are associated with increased susceptibility to AI-generated fake news, as measured by perceived accuracy and sharing willingness in a sample of 988 adults.
When a person has less education, their brain's ability to check if information is true is weaker. When they use social media a lot, their brain gets used to quick rewards from clicking and sharing, making them more likely to accept and pass along false information without thinking it through.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Comparing the Willingness to Share for Human-generated vs. AI-generated Fake News
This study found that people with less education and those who use social media a lot are more likely to believe and share fake news made by AI, even when they don’t think it’s totally true. So yes, the claim is backed up.
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