One in three Australians blindly share information they find online without verifying it, a study has found, and many fail to remove it when they discover it is false.
The trend is helping to fuel a rising tide of online misinformation that is also boosted by convincing frauds created with artificial intelligence tools.
Tech giant TikTok revealed the findings from a survey into online misinformation on Friday alongside a public education campaign urging its users to pause before reacting to videos they watch online.
The warnings come one week after major tech firms revealed the extent of misinformation found on their platforms during 2025, including thousands of misleading ads, fake accounts and scam videos.
The TikTok survey of more than 1000 Australians found almost one in four regularly reacted to internet content without checking if it was true, and more than one in three shared information before verifying it.
