The findings were published in Psychological Science.
The national survey was conducted by Ohio State University.
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To examine the extent to which people consume inaccurate news on social media, researchers analyzed a two-year span of posts from 750 adult users on Facebook and Twitter.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances.
Their findings were released in Journalism Studies.
The new research was funded by Pivotal Ventures and the Connected Learning Lab.
The study was conducted by a research team at Oregon Health & Science University.
A recent study claims that dozens of white supremacist groups are still using Facebook as a safe haven to spread extremist content.
A research group at the University of Cambridge turned to online mass media in hopes of identifying if its influence could alter risk-taking attitudes.
A research team at George Washington University evaluated 715 US-based adult participants who took part in a 10-question survey.
An excessive preoccupation with editing self-portraits on social media could have negative consequences for mood and body image among women, new research suggests.