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

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Exactly, the problem isn't people doing their own research. The problem is also a system (search engines) that doesn't actually provide quality results.

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