A group of researchers tried an interesting approach: They offered such people money if they would stop and try to assess the validity of a story they wanted to share with others.
The study showed that small payments and even minimal rewards increase the accuracy of people’s evaluation of any information. Therefore, to prevent the spread of disinformation on the Internet, it is not enough to simply offer people a certain “reward” for checking information. Because if you don’t offer, the “reward” for them will be lots of likes that amuse their “arrogance”.
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Source: Ferra
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