Are doctors too clever to fall for fake coronavirus news?
Not according to German researchers, who were ‘surprised’ to discover they fared no better than non-healthcare professionals
Doctors are just as susceptible to fake COVID-19 news as the average Joe, warn German researchers.
To test how well healthcare professionals, healthcare students assessed coronavirus-related news compared with non-healthcare professionals and students, the researchers devised eight fake news stories that twisted the facts from true lay news articles.
