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Susceptibility to online misinformation: A systematic meta-analysis of demographic and psychological factors

Psychology

Susceptibility to online misinformation: A systematic meta-analysis of demographic and psychological factors

M. Sultan, A. N. Tump, et al.

Nearly five billion people get news via social media—this large-scale meta-analysis of 11,561 US participants across 31 experiments reveals who is likeliest to spot true and false headlines. Older age, stronger analytical thinking and identifying as a Democrat boost discrimination between true and false news, while source display improves accuracy and Republicans benefit especially. This research was conducted by Authors present in <Authors> tag.... show more
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