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Spotting false news and doubting true news: a systematic review and meta-analysis of news judgements
How good are people at judging the veracity of news? We conducted a systematic literature review and pre-registered meta-analysis of 303 effect sizes from 67 experimental articles evaluating accuracy ratings […]
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Effective science communication is crucial in informing citizens in times of crisis. The ICT-driven metamorphosis of the media industry (media-morphosis) has facilitated the shift from a rather one-directional information deficit […]
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Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years […]
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Spotting false news and doubting true news: a systematic review and meta-analysis of news judgements
How good are people at judging the veracity of news? We conducted a systematic literature review and pre-registered meta-analysis of 303 effect sizes from 67 experimental articles evaluating accuracy ratings […]
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Recent evidence shows that US politicians’ conception of honesty has undergone a bifurcation, with authentic but evidence-free “belief-speaking” becoming more prominent and differentiated from evidence-based “fact-speaking”. Here we examine the […]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people sought information from websites and social media. Understanding the extent to which these sources were trus…
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Across two studies, 164 7- to 10-year-old children (80 girls, 84 boys) were asked to evaluate both Google’s and a person’s ability to answer questions about past, present, and future […]
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This note discusses the impact of changes made to Twitter after Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company, specifically focusing on the verification of politicians’ accounts. With Twitter serving as an […]
