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Fake news found to not affect elderly people any more than it does younger ones.

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Fake news found to not affect elderly people any more than it does younger ones.

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According to a new study, older people are no more likely than younger people to believe fake news, with age-related vulnerability to deceptive news primarily affecting the "oldest old."

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