Are young people disproportionately responsible for spreading misinformation?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Are young people disproportionately responsible for spreading misinformation?". Your opponent's style: Elon Musk

Young people aren't disproportionately responsible for misinformation. Adults over 65 share false news at seven times the rate of 18-29 year-olds. Older generations control media, politics, and institutions yet somehow we blame kids for what spreads on TikTok while ignoring cable news pumping lies into millions of living rooms daily.

You're cherry-picking one study and ignoring the actual mechanics of how misinformation spreads. Yes, older people share more on Facebook, but young people *create and amplify* the false narratives that go viral across all platforms. TikTok's algorithm weaponizes youth engagement to spread conspiracy theories faster than cable news ever could. The real question is who's engineering the lies versus who's passively consuming them. Which is worse?