Additionally, researchers for this study found that those who had insurance and those who had a diagnosis of Statins, Cancer, or HPV were able to quickly distinguish the true from the false social media post. 

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- Gender
- Age
- Ethnicity/ Race
- Level of Education
- Does the Participant Have Insurance
- Health Diagnosis, If Any
- What Social Media Platform the Participant Uses
- Participant Main Source of Information

General Questions asked to Participants of the Health Misinformation Study

Scherer, L. D., McPhetres, J., Pennycook, G., Kempe, A., Allen, L. A., Knoepke, C. E., . . . Matlock, D. D. (2021). Who is susceptible to online health misinformation? A test of four psychosocial hypotheses. Health Psychology, 40(4), 274-284. doi:http://dx.doi.org.libweb.lib.utsa.edu/10.1037/hea0000978

Who is Susceptible to Online Health Misinformation

The researchers of the study found that those who admitted to having a lower level of education were not accurate in identifying the false social media post regarding Statins, Cancer, and HPV Vaccine. 

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