Examples of Cognitive Bias:
Familiarity Bias - Social Media operates on the "high volume = believability" principle. If we hear something often enough our brain will want to believe it is true.
Availability Bias - Our brains believe the things that are easiest to remember. This is why sensational stories easily spread. The easier it is for our brain to retrieve a memory, the more believable it will seem.
Confirmation Bias - Our natural tendency to seek out and believe information that supports our existing beliefs and expectations.
When we connect in person, or online/social media, we are regularly set up to fall into one of the Cognitive Biases; learn how to be aware of the influence our internal bias may have on our judgment to share information, verified or not.