In Washington Post newsletter, NLP provides insight on new report about misinformation on TikTok 

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The Washington Post’s Tech Brief newsletter dove into a new report that studies how TikTok users navigate misinformation on the social platform. Hannah Covington, Senior Director of Education Content at the News Literacy Project, provided analysis about why some of the findings are worrisome.  

“I’m glad that some of the people surveyed indicated they expect to encounter mis- and disinformation on TikTok, and even expressed confidence in spotting it,” Covington said. “But people are often overconfident in their own ability to fact-check.” 

Read the full newsletter here.  

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