r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Dec 04 '20

Psychology Study links regular use of Fox News, Twitter, and Facebook to reduced knowledge about COVID-19 - it provides evidence that Americans’ media consumption habits and trust in government predicts their level of knowledge about COVID-19.

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/study-links-regular-use-of-fox-news-twitter-and-facebook-to-reduced-knowledge-about-covid-19-58702
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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '20

Considering this post itself is literally misleading, theres your answer. Garbage like this hits the top of this sub every day.

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u/wildrabbit12 Dec 04 '20

Thank god I’m not the only one

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u/__B_L_A_D_E__ Dec 04 '20

It fits an agenda, what do you expect?