A short review on susceptibility to falling for fake political news.

Current Opinion in Psychology
Cornelia SindermannChristian Montag

Abstract

This review discusses recent findings on susceptibility to falling for fake news in political contexts. In relation to political attitudes and analytical thinking, we find that individuals tend to overrate the accuracy of true and fake political news that are consistent with their own political attitudes. This tendency, however, does not seem to be explained by motivated reasoning. This is supported by findings showing that analytical thinking and deliberation are negatively related to susceptibility to falling for fake news, regardless of whether they are consistent or inconsistent with one's political attitudes. We suggest that future works should aim at i) examining how, for example, news consumption habits relate to susceptibility to falling for fake news and ii) implementing other, more externally valid fake news tests.

Citations

Dec 12, 2020·Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications·Kristy A MartireMariam Younan
Apr 6, 2021·Frontiers in Public Health·Christian MontagJon D Elhai
Apr 22, 2021·Journal of Medical Internet Research·McKenzie Himelein-WachowiakBrenda Curtis
Jul 24, 2021·Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications·Rebecca Hofstein GradyElizabeth F Loftus

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