Are Gen Zers More Susceptible to Being Gullible?

If so, I think it's due to the human tendency to believe the first news introducing us to a subject, plus the inability to think critically by verifying the truth through trusted sources. And to be practical, who has time to check everything? Like the old saying attributed to conmen goes, "There's a sucker born every minute." With ever more reliance on the web and AI for our information, critical thinking is essential to discern the truth, as this article in POLITICO points out: https://politi.co/4cMEfO8