The way HR professionals check new job candidates' online info and social media posts, known as "cybervetting," can lead to bias in hiring.

"Reward learning" can describe both behavior on social media and animals seeking food, research suggests.

New research uses 133 million tweets to analyze how racially segregated many cities in the United States continue to be.

Older adults who post more pictures to Facebook feel more competent about their social media use, which can in turn boost their feelings of well-being.

The co-editor of a book on Trump's language deciphers the "foreboding, apocalyptic" language that preceded the January 6 breach of the Capitol.

The myth that 5G causes COVID-19 has spread around the world, researchers report. Thankfully, experts debunking the false idea helped.

Changing the algorithms social media companies use to suggest who to follow could inspire creativity and new perspectives, researchers say.

A new study suggests there's persuasive power in physicians' first-person tweets about the COVID-19 pandemic.

First, most people think they're better than others at spotting misinformation about COVID-19 on social media, researchers say.

Researchers have found strong correlation between the amount people trust Facebook and how much they use the social media platform.