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[Misleading] First misinformation susceptibility test finds 'very online' Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news (phys.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by somefool to c/science

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Researchers want the public to test themselves: 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.

The paper

Edit: the article might be misrepresenting the study and its findings, so it's worth checking the paper itself. (See @realChem 's comment in the thread).

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[–] EnglishMobster@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

You can adjust your answers and hit "submit" again. I had 18/20 correct the first time, but there were 2 where I was "Well, maybe - it's just plausible enough to be a real headline."

I went back and second-guessed the two I was iffy on and got 20/20 when I hit "submit" again.