Thursday, December 21, 2023

In five experiments, encouraging people to use search engines to evaluate the veracity of fake news posts increased the likelihood of them being rated as true (Lauren Leffer/Scientific American)

Lauren Leffer / Scientific American:
In five experiments, encouraging people to use search engines to evaluate the veracity of fake news posts increased the likelihood of them being rated as true  —  Data voids in search results can lead down rabbit holes that bolster belief in fake news  —  Politics



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