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7 ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University
7 ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreaderIdentify and stop the lies.NLshop/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working on doing more. But no method yet introduced has been completely successful at removing all misleading content from social...

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