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Blind belief in social media perpetuates, and resurrects, conspiracy theories says new research

People with a greater degree of belief in data on social media generally generally tend not to only believe new conspiracy theories, then again to resurrect old-fashioned, again and again debunked ones as successfully, in preserving with the newest research.
People with a higher degree of trust in information on social media are more likely to not only believe new conspiracy theories, but to resurrect old, repeatedly debunked ones as well, according to the latest research.

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Russia Today has recently written 11 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "Facebook is labeling content posted by state-funded media outlets and plans to bar them from running ads in a conveniently loophole-packed effort to prevent foreign influence in the 2020 US presidential election". (June 4, 2020)
  2. "Social media app Parler is back online after being booted off the servers of Amazon Web Services last month in the wake of the Capitol riots, after it was accused of allowing threats of violence to be shared on the platform". (February 15, 2021)
  3. "Google has inflicted serious damage on the French media and must compensate news companies for using their copyrighted content, the nation's competition regulator has said". (April 9, 2020)
  4. "Two guards have been injured in a riot at Georgia's Ware State Prison, local media reported. Purported videos of the chaotic rebellion show inmates covered in blood, holding tasers, and even frog-marching handcuffed prison staff". (August 2, 2020)
  5. "Goodbye, Big Tech? People are losing trust in social media platforms, economist tells Boom Bust". (January 13, 2021)
  6. "Twitter is rapidly changing from an independent platform into a tool of Western countries to impose a dictatorship over the internet. That's according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, following a recent ban of Russian accounts". (February 26, 2021)
  7. "Sensational claims that Barcelona hired a social media company to bolster the image of senior officials at the club while tarnishing that of players including Lionel Messi has added to the sense of a club approaching turmoil". (February 17, 2020)
  8. "Facebook has made Nicolas Maduros social media account read only for 30 days, after the Venezuelan president allegedly used the platform to promote a treatment he said could help deal with the coronavirus". (March 27, 2021)
  9. "There has been great progress in talks between US tech giants and Australia over legislation which would tip the balance of power in favor of news organizations. Google earlier threatened to stop its services over the bill". (February 15, 2021)
  10. "Independent French journal Ruptures has been incorrectly tagged as Russian state-affiliated media by Twitter. Whether deliberate or an error, it shows how easy it is for big tech to act as judge and jury on whatever it wants". (September 20, 2020)
  11. "Australian Facebook users may soon find themselves unable to share news, the social media giant has warned, citing a new law which has pitted Big Tech firms against major media outlets demanding a cut of their revenue". (September 1, 2020)
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