Consuming news on social media is often associated with “doom scrolling,” where people spend excessive time online consuming negative news. However, researchers have found that this same behavior, when leveraged effectively, can help foster a well-informed society.
Reading news on social media for two weeks improves knowledge and fake news recognition, study finds
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