Five tips to protect yourself from misinformation on social networks

Published at: 18/08/2024 01:04 PM

Nowadays, due to this digital age, people are much more likely to be manipulated through the different social networks that exist.

This situation is due to the fact that most of what is broadcast on platforms is fake news that is irresponsibly replicated thousands of times to generate a truth-false or create a virtual reality that has nothing to do with what is happening.

Here are some tips to protect yourself from disinformation: 

1.   Check the sources before sharing information, compare them and if an article is of dubious origin it is better to discard it.
2. If a post makes you feel angry, make sure it's false information first, as many are destined to generate psychological warfare. 
3.  Avoid sharing unconfirmed information.
4. Develop critical thinking before sharing information. It questions who can benefit from that and who it could affect.
5. Follow several reliable and verifiable sources. Don't lock yourself in a single bubble.

It is important that the use of social networks must be conducted in a responsible and truthful manner.

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Mazo News Team