UT research study finds social media posting makes people overconfident in knowledge

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new research study from the University of Texas at Austin found that sharing on social media makes people overconfident in their knowledge.According to the study, sharing news articles with friends and followers on social media can prompt people to think they know more about the articles’ topics than they actually do.“Social media sharers believe that they are knowledgeable about the content they share, even if they have not read it or have only glanced at a h