"The researchers explained that the vast majority—up to 82%—of the links to #falseinformation in the dataset originated from #conservative news domains."

#Socialmedia users probably won't read beyond this headline, researchers say
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-social-media-users-wont-headline.html

#socialmedia
#BehaviouralPsychology
#research
#disinformation
#misinformation
#confirmationbias
#criticalthinking
#fakenews

"The research project...underscores the political danger of romanticizing the past. Aspiring despots can and do prey upon declinist nostalgia, and the citizenry appears ready to squander precious resources on it."

‘Moral breakdown is a fake problem’ – Harvard Gazette
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/06/moral-breakdown-is-a-fake-problem/

#socialpsychology #BehaviouralPsychology #HumanNature #PsychologyResearch #ResearchStudies #MoralPanic

DYK fake news spreads faster and further than real news? Joana Gonçalves de Sá @SpacLab is using #datascience and #behaviouralpsychology to understand why some people are more likely to share #disinformation.

👉http://bit.ly/ERCFARE

@mjoanasa #InternationalFactCheckingDay

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1642436762034401285

Social Media Has An Answer For Everything – Unfortunately Many Are Conspiracy Theories You Shouldn’t Believe

#SocialPsychology #BehaviouralPsychology #Psychology #Sociology

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2023/02/04/social-media-has-an-answer-for-everything--unfortunately-most-are-conspiracy-theories-you-shouldnt-believe/