Misinformation "Superspreaders"

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I have to agree with the findings.  I only have to look at my mother, and older female relatives and what they post.   They mean well, but tend to believe a lot, without doing much investigating of what they are repeating.

I'm just the crazy "conspiracy theorist" in the family, but at least mom listens when I give her more information.
The problem then is, she doesn't change or take down whatever she has posted.
She just moves on to something else.

I'm betting there are a lot just like her.
Older men as well.

I believe it's generational. There is a certain generation that was pretty much taught to believe everything they see on TV and that TV news is gospel and would never lie to the public. A lot of these people are not aware that the Obama admin repealed the laws requiring equal time be given to each political party and also the restrictions on propaganda.

The same cohort also seems to have a persistent belief that computers and doctors are magical and never wrong. They basically do not think critically about the information placed in front of them in any way. They are the largest generation with all the voting power, so unfortunately the rest of us continue to be forced to abide by the edicts of lawmakers who are completely and entirely out of touch with the current reality.