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“Rated false”: Here’s the most interesting new research on fake news and fact checking.

Author
Denise-Marie Ordway
Year
2020
Publisher
nieman lab
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Abstract
This study provides several new insights about the most effective ways to counter fake news on social media. Researchers found that when fake news headlines were flagged with a tag that says “Rated false,” people were less likely to accept the headline as accurate than when headlines carried a “Disputed” tag. They also found that posting a general warning telling readers to beware of misleading content could backfire. After seeing a general warning, study participants were less likely to believe true headlines and false ones.
Keywords
Media Literacy, Media and Information Literacy, News Literacy
Tags
Media analysis, Critical thinking, Media representation

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