ADAM ROGERS

Where older generations are out there struggling to fact-check information and cite sources, Gen Zers don't even bother. They just read the headlines and then speed-scroll to the comments, to see what everyone else says. They're outsourcing the determination of truth and importance to like-minded, trusted influencers.

What establishes [for Gen Z] the relevance of a claim isn't some established notion of authority. It's the social signals they get from their peers.

Where older generations are out there struggling to fact-check information and cite sources, Gen Zers don't even bother. They just read the headlines and then speed-scroll to the comments, to see what everyone else says. They're outsourcing the determination of truth and importance to like-minded, trusted influencers.

What establishes [for Gen Z] the relevance of a claim isn't some established notion of authority. It's the social signals they get from their peers.