How on top of your game are you with your elders? Are you aware of misinformation in your household/family? How do you manage false information for yourself? Are you teaching kids to stay safe?

So I’m barely 22 years old. I still live at home due to..life. +50% of USA kids my age are living with parents. Recently I’ve noticed that my parents (40-50 years old) are victims of false information online. It’s extremely concerning and it’s an added responsibility I’m taking on.

When it comes to shopping online, correcting misinformation, researching things they tell me, etc. My mom was starting to believe in flat earth due to water staying flat on the edges of a cup (YouTube did this)..I explained it’s the chemistry in water that causes that. She was skeptical but in the end accepted it. My mom started taking spoonfuls of some chemical powder mixed with water to “cleanse” herself and got sick. This seriously worries me so much.

My dad was called about him going to prison for robbing idk what and that there’s evidence and he needed to pay 10k or cops will be here by the end of the week, he was freaking out and asking me to help him pay. I explained how it’s not true and to be weary of scams etc, he calmed down and understood. He was panicking and it was scary.

They are now more weary of the internet and know not to click on any links whatsoever, not to give anyone money for whatever reason, not to try to shop from unknown stores, nor to believe everything that’s said because sadly people can be malicious, etc etc. I gave an example of those “homemade pregnancy tests” that omit harmful gasses and are fake, and people say things just to hurt others..and to not take things seriously and to please come to me first. I covered a lot with them. My heart feels heavy even writing this because it’s my reality.

How do you combat misinformation?

Should anything be done about the internet or does it all fall on the users?

Do you think Kim kardashian was wrong to make this post?