somefoolJun 29, 2023

First misinformation susceptibility test finds 'very online' Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news

https://beehaw.org/post/855576

First misinformation susceptibility test finds 'very online' Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news - Beehaw

> Researchers want the public to test themselves: https://yourmist.streamlit.app/ [https://yourmist.streamlit.app/]. Selecting true or false against 20 headlines gives the user a set of scores and a “resilience” ranking that compares them to the wider U.S. population. It takes less than two minutes to complete.

Show threadSilviecat44
I got 18/20, but also THEY DONT HAVE AN OPTION FOR AUSTRALIA! What kind of survey has Austria and Azerbaijan but not Australia. Seriously. And you Americans love a binary scale of political preference. At least it wasn’t a required question.
Jun 29, 2023 at 7:56amWeb
Show threadcadalenJun 29, 2023
To be fair, Cambridge is British and it looks like the author of the survey is Dutch lol
Show threadSilviecat44Jun 29, 2023
It talked about all North American politics
Show threadLollerCorleoneJun 29, 2023
Where did you see an option to choose your country?
Show threadvaguerantJun 29, 2023
After you finish the survey, it asks your age, gender, country and political position (from a drop-down that goes from "Extremely Liberal" to "Extremely Conservative").
Show threadLollerCorleoneJun 29, 2023
Oh, I thought they would asking for it before the survey begins and the questions are tweaked accordingly. It isn't really fair to ask someone from the other side of the world questions solely based on US politics.