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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·January 25, 2017·6 min read

          ‘Psychology Vaccine’ Could Help Immunize Public Against Fake News on Climate Change

          While misinformation can cancel our accurate statements about climate change, researchers report that delivering a 'vaccine, or preemptive exposure, to fragments of misinformation may cancel out the negative false news and help preserve the facts.
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          ·February 16, 2017·5 min read

          Social Exclusion Leads to Conspiratorial Thinking

          Researchers report people who experience social exclusion are more likely to believe disinformation, fake news and conspiracies.
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          ·March 28, 2017·2 min read

          Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Fake News?

          Two new projects will focus on using artificial intelligence to detect and combat fake news stories.
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          ·September 18, 2017·5 min read

          Reliance on ‘Gut Feelings’ Linked to Belief in Fake News

          According to a PLOS ONE study, political bias isn't all that helps shape how we perceive truth and news, trusting intuitions also plays a part.
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          ·May 3, 2018·5 min read

          How Artificial Intelligence Can Detect, and Create, Fake News

          A new article reports artificial intelligence can be a useful tool in spotting fake news online, but it can also be used to generate misleading, seemingly credible, information.
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          ·August 12, 2018·4 min read

          Why We’re Susceptible to Fake News, and What We Can Do About It

          Researchers say the tendency to believe in conspiracies and fake news may be rooted in childhood development.
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          ·October 4, 2018·4 min read

          Detecting Fake News, At Its Source

          Researchers have created a new deep learning system that can determine if a news outlet is accurate or biased based on only 150 articles published. The algorithm can also detect the political leanings of a news site. Researchers say fake news articles are more likely to use language that is hyperbolic, subjective and emotional.
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          ·January 10, 2019·4 min read

          Baby Boomers More Likely to Spread Fake News

          Study reveals less than 9% of Americans shared links to fake news via social media during the 2016 presidential election. However, the behavior was disproportionately common in baby boomers, or those over the age of 65.
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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.
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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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          ·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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          ·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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