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- Misinformation Susceptibility Test (Mist) https://share.streamlit.io/-/auth/app?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fyourmist.streamlit.app%2F 8 comments
- Susceptibility to misinformation linked to lower mask use and social distancing https://www.psypost.org/2020/10/heightened-susceptibility-to-misinformation-linked-to-reduced-mask-wearing-and-social-distancing-58287 3 comments
- First misinformation susceptibility test finds 'very online' Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news https://phys.org/news/2023-06-misinformation-susceptibility-online-gen-millennials.html 140 comments technology
- Ohio State University study: Conservatives more susceptible to misinformation than liberals https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/04/ohio-state-university-study-conservatives-liberal-political-misinformation/7524485002/ 426 comments politics
- Study: Heightened susceptibility to misinformation linked to reduced mask wearing and social distancing https://www.psypost.org/2020/10/heightened-susceptibility-to-misinformation-linked-to-reduced-mask-wearing-and-social-distancing-58287 15 comments worldnews
- Study: Heightened susceptibility to misinformation linked to reduced mask wearing and social distancing https://www.psypost.org/2020/10/heightened-susceptibility-to-misinformation-linked-to-reduced-mask-wearing-and-social-distancing-58287 1346 comments science
- What drives vaccine hesitancy. Scientists found many patterns were similar across groups, including the value an individual placed on science and whether they were receiving accurate information about COVID and the vaccine. Older adults in all groups were more susceptible to misinformation https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2022/january/health-communication-vaccine-hesitancy-research/ 23 comments science
- An international web-based survey found widespread misinformation about food, eating, and health practices related to COVID-19. 43% of answers received were misinformed, and poor quality sources had the greatest affect on misinformation susceptibility. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/451 9 comments science
- Conservatives more susceptible than liberals to believing political falsehoods, a new U.S. study finds. A main driver is the glut of right-leaning misinformation in the media and information environment, results showed. https://news.osu.edu/conservatives-more-susceptible-to-believing-falsehoods/ 159 comments nottheonion
- Conservatives more susceptible than liberals to believing political falsehoods, a new U.S. study finds. A main driver is the glut of right-leaning misinformation in the media and information environment, results showed. https://news.osu.edu/conservatives-more-susceptible-to-believing-falsehoods/ 4822 comments science
- Game combats political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy: A short online game in which players are recruited as a “Chief Disinformation Officer” and use tactics like trolling to sabotage elections in a peaceful town has shown to reduce susceptibility to political misinformation https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/game-combats-political-misinformation-by-letting-players-undermine-democracy 491 comments science
- Fake Russian Twitter accounts politicized discourse about vaccines, new study shows. The creators of the Russian accounts used opinions on vaccines to create believable personas and reinforced misinformation about them to susceptible demographics, pushing voters toward Donald Trump. https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/russian-trolls-elections-vaccines-coronavirus-2020-trump-20200331.html 5 comments science
- Russia is biggest culprit of spreading fake news, says survey of UK social media users: Poll by humanitarian charity the Syria Campaign sheds light on Britons’ susceptibility to online misinformation https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/31/fake-news-survey-russia-main-culprit-uk-social-media-users 12 comments worldnews