So the study confirms that people naturally trust what their friends are posting, which then confirms that trust is what bonds friends together.<p>I view Facebook as a means to strengthen existing &quot;physical&quot; friendship, rather than a place to get unbiased information. So in that sense this is neither surprising, nor detrimental. Imagine what will happen if your friends start correcting your political views...<p>For less biased information, please refer to twitter. And please don&#x27;t mix Facebook friends with twitter followings.