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Surprisingly, the survey found that younger respondents were not as adept at spotting the difference between real and fake headlines as their older counterparts who have often been memed for their online naivete. Gen Zers and millennials' low scores could partly be attributed to the fact that they spend more time online, with less than a quarter of 18- to 44-year-olds spending two or fewer hours of recreational time online each day, compared to 44% of those aged 45 and over.
Although stereotypes about the older generation falling victim to fake news may be dated, they are rooted in fact. One 2019 study by researchers at