Gen Z is one of the most likely age cohorts to believe online misinformation.
That's one of the findings of a global report by researchers in the UK and Canada.
This report from the University of Cambridge and the University of British Columbia surveyed over 60,000 people across various generations, political beliefs, education levels and more.
The findings suggest people born between 1997 and 2012, also known as Gen Z, is the most likely to believe online misinformation.
However, this group's also the more likely to be aware of the fact its falling for the material.
Little Variation
Disinformation expert David Robert Grimes says the results didn't vary massively between age groups:
"Everyone is susceptible to misinformation to different degrees," he said.
"There was no one that was immune."
"There was a large difference in what peoples perceived level like a lot of people who thought they were very good at spotting misinformation turned out to be useless at it."
Those with more conservative political views were almost equally as likely to believe false information online, when compared to Gen Z, but they were much less capable of spotting the fact it was happening.
Experts say the research goes against the theory that younger people are more digital savvy, having been exposed to smartphones almost their whole life.
Information Overload
Philip Arneill, Head of Education at Cyber Safe Kids, says that's not always the case:
"In the old days of sitting down with a family and watching the same kind of TV schedule, or you were forced to maybe watch the news and it came on and so on, it's just kind of gone."
"So everybody really is creating their own media environment on their phones and what you're getting is this challenge, just in terms of the sheer mind of information."
Other groups more likely to fall for misinformation include women and people who are less educated.
