University of Wisconsin-Madison: During pandemic, proponents of ‘doing your own research’ believed more COVID misinformation

University of Wisconsin-Madison: During pandemic, proponents of ‘doing your own research’ believed more COVID misinformation. “According to a new study Chinn and Hasell published recently in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Misinformation Review, people who were supportive of the phrase ‘doing your own research’ were more likely to be distrustful of scientists and more likely to believe misinformation about COVID-19. Even when controlling for the type of media they consumed, the DYOR fans among the researchers’ panel of about 1,000 survey respondents grew more distrustful and more ill-informed about COVID-19 even as news of successful vaccine trials emerged.”