The problem
The feed moves faster than corrections
When people scroll a social media feed or watch a stream of short videos, they meet a huge amount of new information in very little time. It is hard to tell whether a claim is correct in the moment. Sometimes there is a source or two. Often there is not.
People are left judging claims by whether they sound logical, fit their worldview, or have been shared by enough people without obvious warning signs. None of those signals can verify whether the information is true.
That is how conspiracy theories, harmful misinformation, and disinformation can spread quickly. By the time a reliable correction appears, the original claim may already have shaped what people believe and share.