Mean

Std. Deviation

Seek out more information

4.1398

1.08335

Follow up to see if the information was fact or opinion

3.9541

1.06237

Check to see if it was complete

3.9375

2.72090

Seek other sources to validate the information

3.5676

1.13454

Follow up to see if the information was fact or opinion

3.5700

2.74831

Identifying and excluding fake accounts or bots

2.8892

1.17170

Extremely unlikely to verify

2.4516

1.12613

Less likely to verify

2.5375

1.15409

Validating news (Grand Mean)

3.4074

0.83342