Brendan Nyhan
KoenfuciusPrior exposure effects (~illusory truth effect, by which belief in statements increases through repetition) increase with age—the most for those in the oldest cohort (60+)—especially for false news, research by Ben Lyons suggests:
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/older-americans-are-more-vulnerable-to-prior-exposure-effects-in-news-evaluation/
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/older-americans-are-more-vulnerable-to-prior-exposure-effects-in-news-evaluation/
Older Americans are more vulnerable to prior exposure effects in news evaluation | HKS Misinformation Review
Older news users may be especially vulnerable to prior exposure effects, whereby news comes to be seen as more accurate over multiple viewings. I test this in re-analyses of three two-wave, nationally representative surveys in the United States (N = 8,730) in which respondents rated a series of mainstream, hyperpartisan, and false political headlines (139,082 observations).