A new report suggests people born between 1997 and 2012 are the most likely to fall for fake information on social media
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of British Columbia found people across all age groups have become extremely likely to believe misinformation.
However, Gen Zs are more aware of the fact they're falling for it.
People with conservative political views are almost equally as likely to believe the content, but they're much less likely to spot it happening.
Other groups who are more likely to fall for it include women and those who are less educated.
Disinformation experts John Robert Grimes says nobody is immune:
"There's been a theory for a long time that maybe Generation Zs, or digital natives, or even elder millennials, would be more savvy. That's absolute nonsense. We are not savvy at all. We are more inclined to fall for disinformation."
Philip Arneill, Head of Education at Cyber Safe Kids, says there are certain things to look out for, to make sure you don't get caught out:
"Ask yourself, does it seem real? Check the information, you know, does it have bad spelling, grammar or mistranslation? Can you find that same information in other places, or is it just on this one particular site, or one particular app that you're looking at? Is the information attributed? Does it have reputable sources? Read the whole piece and make sure you're not just picking up the headline or reading the first paragraph."
This global study was carried out on over 60,000 people from various age groups and backgrounds.
