Advertisement

Students Have 'Dismaying' Inability To Tell Fake News From Real, Study Finds

04:14
Download Audio
Resume
Stanford researchers assessed students from middle school to college and found they struggled to distinguish ads from articles, neutral sources from biased ones and fake accounts from real ones. (Ikon Images/Getty Images)
Stanford researchers assessed students from middle school to college and found they struggled to distinguish ads from articles, neutral sources from biased ones and fake accounts from real ones. (Ikon Images/Getty Images)

Related:

Advertisement

More from WBUR

Listen Live
Close