Strong reading skills may help teens spot misinformation online
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Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study.
“Reading skills matter most for disadvantaged students,” says Jason Jabbari, an assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and coauthor of the study. “The misinformation resistance gap between rich and poor students is largest among weaker reader
“Reading skills matter most for disadvantaged students,” says Jason Jabbari, an assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and coauthor of the study. “The misinformation resistance gap between rich and poor students is largest among weaker reader
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