| Attitudes toward social media misinformation |
I'd say it affects—misinformation definitely makes me upset. I guess I get kind of irritated and angry. [Younger White female] I stopped using social media because it is harmful for mental health and wellbeing, a waste of time. [Older South Asian male] ...not to really just become something to reach a consensus because that’s not happening in today’s social media. Nobody gets into social media or into a conversation with the intent of coming to a logical conclusion. [Older South Asian male]
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| Social media as an echo chamber |
But, you know, if people aren't necessarily aware of or accepting of the fact that they are in an echo chamber, then it's much more difficult. [Younger Hispanic male] My Facebook generally does tend to be in an echo chamber. I think it's something that, that I'm aware of. [Older South Asian female]
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| Individual vulnerability and confidence to detect misinformation |
Or people who are not really IT guys. They look at something and they get influenced by this. They think the technology is helping validate what they already know, no it is reading you, been there done that. [Older Asian male] I'm going to say moderately confident. Sometimes, I have to tell myself, if it's too good, if it looks too good to be true, it's just too good to be true. Check more, google more [Younger Hispanic female]
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| Burden of misinformation on marginalized groups |
The burden of misinformation is definitely higher in low-income and minority women who may not have access to care or information resources that are credible. [Older Black female] No one can get accurate information that is sure shot, how can people with no insurance trust anything they see. It is difficult, no information is better than wrong information. I don’t know, never so unsure my life. [Older Asian male]
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| Misinformation example |
There are many myths that you don't know if they are true or lies. … supposedly, there’s a chip that people want to put in to see where you are located. And …, they were supposedly putting a chip on the skin with the vaccine. [Younger Spanish-speaking adult] Vaccines can cause blood clots, one of my close buddies passed away, I am already at higher risk, can’t risk more. [Older Hispanic female]
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| Lack of trust in science and clinical institutions |
Mistrust in the U.S. health system, including the Tuskegee experiments and concerns around population control. [Younger Black male] When you keep changing words, when so much drama in news, difficult to trust. [Older South Asian male]
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| Role of community leaders |
I learn from trusted messengers, especially my faith leader. [Older Black female] Never know whom to trust, I see no leadership, just vacuum top to bottom. [Younger White male]
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| Design ideas for health communication |
This is like highway driving, having warning signs might help. [Older South Asian male] One of my friends just doesn’t want to learn, not sure how we can make her see. Someone she trusts and can’t block like she does in Facebook. Information in the face she can’t ignore. [Younger Hispanic male]
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