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People displaying high problematic (excessive and dependent) social media use are more likely to engage with and believe fake news

2025-05-07
(Press-News.org) People displaying high problematic (excessive and dependent) social media use are more likely to engage with and believe fake news

Article URL: https://plos.io/3EFkKKP

Article title: Problematic social media use is associated with believing in and engaging with fake news

Author countries: U.S.

Funding: DM and MDM received funding for this research from the Michigan State University Trifecta Initiative for Interdisciplinary Health Research. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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[Press-News.org] People displaying high problematic (excessive and dependent) social media use are more likely to engage with and believe fake news