Personality traits are heritable and predict misinformation sharing habits
Evidence
Decades of research suggests that these traits remain relatively stable throughout life and are known to be heritable (studies show up to 50 per cent heritability). They correlate with numerous important life outcomes, such as career satisfaction, mental health, political attitudes, education, and most recently – your propensity to share misinformation. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 493
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Social media amplifies rather than causes pre-existing biases in susceptible users