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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
A quick test. This is an issue that came up a couple days ago in our house. Everyone phone up your mom right now, and ask if Poinsettias are poisonous.
I would guess the majority say yes.
If you research it, you find out this isn't actually true, but misinformation that has been propagated for most of the century.
No matter the media, misinformation spreads. I actually find it much easier with the internet to find out if something is bunk now.
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For the average person, has the internet facilitated the spread of misinformation out of proportion to legitimate information?