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Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine (www.vice.com)
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Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine::Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into “data voids” that increase belief in conspiracies.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

"Do your own research" is a phrase with a lot of baggage. It means more than doing your own research.

It's a phrase that has been used online in debates over every kind of conspiracy theory, religious idea, or political stance and carries with it the unsaid presumption that alternative sources are the key to learning the "actual truth." It's a loaded phrase that acts as a calling card for people who are overly confident that they have the right answer but can't articulate how they arrived at it.

I roll my eyes whenever I read or hear someone say "do your own research" because I know the debate ends there and there's no convincing them otherwise.