What concrete steps can be taken to combat misinformation on social media? This problem is hardly an issue on this platform, but it certainly is elsewhere. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?

DandomRude@lemmy.world · 10 days ago

What concrete steps can be taken to combat misinformation on social media? This problem is hardly an issue on this platform, but it certainly is elsewhere. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?

garbagebagel@lemmy.world · 9 days ago

I’ve heard this method as a way to combat racism and transphobia as well (which I guess are based on misinformation). Most of the time people are just repeating what they’ve heard so it’s good to get them to think about why they believe it, even if it doesn’t fully change their mind.