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·April 9, 2025·5 min read

Who Falls for Fake News? Study Reveals Surprising Patterns

A global study of over 66,000 people reveals that susceptibility to misinformation varies across age, gender, education, and political ideology. Participants took a test to judge whether news headlines were real or fake, and those in Generation Z, women, conservatives, and less-educated individuals were more likely to believe misinformation.

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·October 20, 2022·5 min read

Dark Personality Traits Make People Susceptible to Fake News

People with Dark Triad personality traits are more likely to believe fake news, especially when doing so promotes their own selfish desires. Even when presented with scientific facts, those with dark triad personalities bend reality to their own liking. The more pronounced traits associated with self-interest were, the more those with dark triad personalities doubted there was a difference between actual facts and mere opinions.

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·August 29, 2022·5 min read

41% Of Teenagers Can’t Tell the Difference Between True and Fake Online Health Messages

41% of teenagers have a tough time discerning between real and fake health-related news, a new study reports.

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·November 6, 2021·4 min read

The Role of Personality in Sharing of Fake News

Study reveals those who score low in the personality trait of conscientiousness are more likely to share misinformation or fake news.

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·March 12, 2021·3 min read

High Emotional Intelligence Can Help to Identify Fake News

Regardless of educational level, people who scored higher in tests of emotional intelligence were better able to identify fake news.

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·March 12, 2020·3 min read

How dangerous news spreads: What makes Twitter users retweet risk-related information

Study uncovers how misinformation and fake news can spread via social media platforms like Twitter. Those with high numbers of mutual followers are more likely to spread "dreadful" misinformation. Findings could offer solutions to prevent fake news dissemination.

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·November 1, 2019·4 min read

A new way to know liars’ intent

The patterns of reasoning deceptive people use may serve as indicators of truthfulness, a new AI algorithm discovered. Researchers say reasoning intent is more reliable than verbal changes and personal differences when trying to determine deception.

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·October 18, 2019·5 min read

Society is rejecting facts; medical researchers can help

As a growing number of the general population reject scientific facts or misinterpret findings, researchers call for other scientists to achieve and maintain research integrity to obtain greater public trust.

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·September 25, 2019·3 min read

True lies: How letter patterns color perceptions of truth

The sequence of letters influences whether people believe a message to be true or fake.

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·August 21, 2019·4 min read

Fake news can lead to false memories

Fabricated news stories cause people to create false memories, especially if the content of the stories align with their political beliefs. While people who scored low on cognitive tests were no more prone to forming false memories, they were more likely to remember false facts that aligned with their opinions. People with higher cognitive ability are more likely to question their personal biases and the news source.

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·June 24, 2019·4 min read

Fake news ‘vaccine’ works: ‘Pre-bunking’ game reduces susceptibility to disinformation

A new online game where users take on the role of fake news producers improves people's ability to discern real information from disinformation, irrespective of education, age, cognitive style or political views.

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·March 31, 2019·3 min read

April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify ‘fake news’

A machine learning classifier identified, with over 65% accuracy, April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories. Based on the findings, researchers present guidelines for recognizing April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories in the media.