Understanding the interplay between cultural identity and information processing on social media platforms is more crucial than ever.
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- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Overconfidence among voters makes the negative effects of fake news even worse, new research from the Vienna University of Economics and Business has found.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
The Intersection of Fake News, Mental Health, and Human Rights: A Philosophical Perspective
Fake news is everywhere! Fake news, misinformation, sound bites, whatever you call it.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
University of Southern California Study Reveals the Key Reason Why Fake News Spreads on Social Media
Researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms’ structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Dark Personality Traits Make People Susceptible to Fake News
by News Releaseby News ReleaseThe less the participants believed in the existence of facts, the more difficult it was for them to distinguish true statements from false ones.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Fighting Fake News Online: Going Beyond Scientific Slogans to Connect with People Emotionally
by News Releaseby News ReleaseEmpathy is a more potent weapon than facts when combatting fake news online.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
High Emotional Intelligence ‘Can Help to Identify Fake News’ – Reveals New Research
by News Releaseby News ReleasePeople with high levels of emotional intelligence are less likely to be susceptible to ‘fake news’, according to research at the University of Strathclyde.
esearchers at Uppsala University have developed a digital self-test that trains users to assess news items, images, and videos presented on social media.
- Society & Culture
When a Story Is Breaking, AI Can Help Consumers Identify Fake News – Reveals New Study
by Psychregby PsychregNew research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that artificial intelligence can help form accurate news assessments.
- Society & Culture
Remember That Fake News You Read? It May Help You Remember Even More
by Psychregby PsychregPeople who receive reminders of past misinformation may form new factual memories with greater fidelity.
We owe our evolutionary success to culture, our unique ability to receive, trust and act on stories we get from others, and so accumulate a shared view about the world.