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- Why people still fall for fake news about climate change https://grist.org/politics/why-people-fall-for-climate-conspiracies-fake-news/ 7 comments
- Who falls for fake news? Psychological and clinical profiling evidence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9450498/ 53 comments
- Why people still fall for fake news about climate change https://grist.org/politics/why-people-fall-for-climate-conspiracies-fake-news/ 6 comments environment
- Why people still fall for fake news about climate change https://grist.org/politics/why-people-fall-for-climate-conspiracies-fake-news/ 54 comments environment
- #WARNING Fake News in circulation | Don't fall for it | Don't spread it https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/fbwwt7/warning_fake_news_in_circulation_dont_fall_for_it/ 22 comments india
- Why Do People Fall for Fake News? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/fake-news.html 29 comments politics
- Why Conservatives So Readily Fall for Fake News http://www.citypages.com/news/why-conservatives-so-readily-fall-for-fake-news/498350461 470 comments politics
- Why people still fall for fake climate news | Canada's National Observer https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/12/22/news/why-people-still-fall-fake-climate-news 11 comments climate
- Ted Cruz Falls For Fake News, Then Blames The Real Media For Calling Him Out https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-fake-news-blames-media_n_63499b53e4b04cf8f378553c 97 comments politics
- On What Makes People Fall for Fake News https://www.philosophytalk.org/blog/does-thinking-help-stop-fake-news?utm_source=reddit 19 comments philosophy
- Facebook profits likely to fall after fake news and privacy scandals https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/22/facebook-profit-fall-fake-news-privacy-scandals 6 comments technology
- Do people fall for fake news because they’re partisan or because they’re lazy? Researchers are divided http://www.niemanlab.org/2019/01/do-people-fall-for-fake-news-because-theyre-partisan-or-because-theyre-lazy-researchers-are-divided 16 comments politics
- In 11 days, Trump’s attack on the ‘fake news media’ falls apart completely https://thinkprogress.org/trump-tweet-legal-team-fake-news-733e86437cae/ 17 comments politics
- President Trump falls for fake news, retweets altered Gary Varvel political cartoon https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/08/15/trump-fake-cartoon-tweet/568846001/ 7 comments politics
- BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra Falls for 'Fake News' on Social Media, Again https://thewire.in/146379/bjp-fake-news-sambit-patra-ndtv/ 85 comments india
- Who Falls for Fake News? The Roles of Analytic Thinking, Motivated Reasoning, Political Ideology, and Bullshit Receptivity https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3023545 3 comments moderatepolitics
- Norman Lear: Why Do People Fall For Fake News? (Guest Column) http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/norman-lear-why-do-people-fall-fake-news-guest-column-965252 9 comments politics
- Don’t blame Jon Stewart for Donald Trump: Comedy Central didn’t make America fall for “fake news” and “post-truth” http://www.salon.com/2016/12/31/dont-blame-jon-stewart-for-donald-trump-comedy-central-didnt-make-america-fall-for-fake-news-and-post-truth/ 277 comments politics
- Don’t blame Jon Stewart for Donald Trump: Comedy Central didn’t make America fall for “fake news” and “post-truth” http://www.salon.com/2016/12/31/dont-blame-jon-stewart-for-donald-trump-comedy-central-didnt-make-america-fall-for-fake-news-and-post-truth/ 34 comments politics
- Why conservatives might be more likely to fall for fake news https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/07/why-conservatives-might-be-more-likely-to-fall-for-fake-news/?utm_term=.2cf0b2ce24ef 344 comments politics
- Trump falls for fake news. Trump bragged about incredible photos of bikers coming to his inauguration. The photos are fake. https://thinkprogress.org/trump-photos-bikers-63a14265e014#.nxwyuwhgn 575 comments politics
- Study finds those with schizotypal, paranoid, and histrionic personality traits are more likely to fall for fake news. https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/study-finds-those-with-schizotypal-paranoid-and-histrionic-personality-traits-are-more-likely-to-fall-for-fake-news-67041 319 comments science
- Study finds those with schizotypal, paranoid, and histrionic personality traits are more likely to fall for fake news. https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/study-finds-those-with-schizotypal-paranoid-and-histrionic-personality-traits-are-more-likely-to-fall-for-fake-news-67041 20 comments science
- “This Administration Has Just Thrown Out So Much of Our Tool Kit”: As Trump Calls Fake News on C.I.A. Assessment, Pompeo Falls into Line https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/donald-trump-jamal-khashoggi-mbs-saudi-arabia 15 comments politics
- Death of media fake news. But scary, some greedy owners fall for silly con, writes Shekhar Gu[p]ta https://m.hindustantimes.com/opinion/death-of-media-fake-news-but-scary-some-greedy-owners-fall-for-silly-con/story-woa2d40ief9umpu68yhh8h.html 4 comments india
- Yale researchers find link between religious fundamentalism and falling for fake news https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3172140 158 comments science
- “Don’t fall for their lies”: Dem senator busts GOP pushing fake news on social media http://shareblue.com/dont-fall-for-their-lies-dem-senator-busts-gop-pushing-fake-news-on-social-media/ 6 comments politics
- Fox News Falls For Fake Story About Los Angeles Ordering 10,000 Jetpacks http://tv.gawker.com/5655151/los-angeles-orders-10000-jetpacks-for-its-police-department 8 comments politics
- CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS falls for fake Gerard Gallant news https://awfulannouncing.com/twitter/cbs-las-vegas-affiliate-klas-falls-for-fake-gerard-gallant-news.html 13 comments hockey
- Falling for “Les Fake News,” Trump Spreads Lie French Protesters Chant His Name https://theintercept.com/2018/12/08/falling-les-fake-news-trump-spreads-lie-french-protesters-chant-name/ 5 comments worldnews
- Falling for “Les Fake News,” Trump Spreads Lie French Protesters Chant His Name https://theintercept.com/2018/12/08/falling-les-fake-news-trump-spreads-lie-french-protesters-chant-name/ 37 comments politics
- Report: Fake news and trolls lead to fall in global internet freedom http://www.dw.com/en/report-fake-news-and-trolls-lead-to-fall-in-global-internet-freedom/a-41373282 12 comments worldnews
- Report: Fake news and trolls lead to fall in global internet freedom http://www.dw.com/en/report-fake-news-and-trolls-lead-to-fall-in-global-internet-freedom/a-41373282 4 comments europe
- India’s millions of new Internet users are falling for fake news, sometimes with deadly consequences. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-millions-of-new-internet-users-are-falling-for-fake-news--sometimes-with-deadly-consequences/2017/10/01/f078eaee-9f7f-11e7-8ed4-a750b67c552b_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.99f24e000d8a 12 comments india
- India’s millions of new Internet users are falling for fake news - sometimes with deadly consequences https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-millions-of-new-internet-users-are-falling-for-fake-news--sometimes-with-deadly-consequences/2017/10/01/f078eaee-9f7f-11e7-8ed4-a750b67c552b_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.c0f3c61263fb 3 comments india
- [Podcast] What it's like to live in a country where Russian fake news actually kills people. "When journalists come, the bombs fall." http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/08/25/546127444/episode-790-rough-translations-in-ukraine 3 comments politics
- New study finds people who think they're good at detecting fake news stories are also the most likely to fall for them; 90% of the n=8,285 sample believed that they were "above average" at detecting fake news. https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/people-who-think-theyre-good-at-detecting-fake-news-stories-are-also-the-most-likely-to-fall-for-them/ 119 comments science
- Boomers are memed for falling for fake news but are better at identifying online misinformation than Gen Zers and millennials, survey finds https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-millennials-worse-identifying-fake-news-than-boomers-2023-6 262 comments technology
- Older adults more likely than young to be fooled by 'fake news. Falling for fake news can have significant physical, emotional and financial consequences, especially for older adults who may have their life savings or serious medical issues at stake https://news.ufl.edu/2022/05/aging-adults-fake-news/ 1597 comments science
- Fake News Kingpin Is Back to Cash In On 2020’s Hellscape - He transformed fake news into a lucrative business in 2016. Now Teodor Mircevski is making money off false coronavirus and 2020 election stories—and Americans are falling for it. https://www.thedailybeast.com/fake-news-kingpin-teodor-mircevski-is-back-to-cash-in-on-2020s-hellscape?ref=home 6 comments politics