Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine

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Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine

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Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads to Believing Conspiracies

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Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into “data voids” that increase belief in conspiracies.

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