The proliferation of advanced digital media technologies in recent years, such as artificial intelligence (AI), video-sharing platforms, and virtual and augmented reality, has transformed how children and young people connect, learn, and express themselves online.These advancements have also significantly reshaped the landscape of information accessibility and consumption for children and young people (Klopfenstein Frei et al., 2024). One crucial aspect of adolescents' online experience is immediate access to online information. They access information across a wide range of areas, including health and wellness (Abrha et al., 2024), entertainment and pop culture (Ohiagu & Okorie, 2014), and educational resources such as e-books and online tutorials (Oddonw & Merga, 2024). Instead of traditional media formats such as newspapers or TV, adolescents now interact with fragmented, algorithm-based content that reflects their interests, a shift that brings both change and opportunities and challenges. Among these challenges, the rapid spread of false information is one of the key challenges children and young people face while navigating the online world (Reid Chassiakos et al., 2016). Factors such as the interactive and hypertextual features such as repost function and hyperlinks combined with compulsive internet use (Maftei et al., 2022) make spreading false information faster and easier.