Digital Smarts - The Age of Not Believing

Millennials are fact-checking the heck out of this election. According to SurveyMonkey, 55% of 18-24-year-olds and 47% of 25-34-year-olds visited a fact-checking site before or after—or before AND after—the first presidential debate. That’s far more than older generations: 70% of 55-64-year-olds and 75% of 65 and over did not look into the claims of candidates at all. Young voters have grown up in what some social scientists call the Age of Not Believing, with growing skepticism every day about the content with which they are presented. This skepticism has clearly impacted their trust in the candidates.