Twitter and Facebook have ramped up efforts to stem misinformation in the lead-up to the US election, adding restrictions to aNew York Poststory. The move, one of the strongest against a major news publication, treads the fine line between taking responsibility and allowing free speech.

The rapid growth of an online ‘infodemic’ – where fake news and conspiracy theories abound – means it has become difficult to sort fact from fiction. Logically is using AI technology and fact-checkers to help both private companies and the general public combat the spread of misinformation.

Messaging service WhatsApp is taking steps to tackle fake news. The app has launched a feature that helps users to fact-check viral messages, aiming to bring more transparency to the stories that get shared and to dispel dangerous conspiracy theories.

With QAnon and conspiracy theories impacting mainstream discourse, tech companies are having to take greater control of what’s published on their platforms. Increasingly active on social media, American Boomers are caught up in the misinformation wars - but what draws them to fake news?