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How Susceptible Are You to Misinformation? There’s a Test You Can Take (www.scientificamerican.com)

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A new misinformation quiz shows that, despite the stereotype, younger Americans have a harder time discerning fake headlines, compared with older generations

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

Indeed - the test seemed to be largely determined by our susceptibility to headline grabbing language rather than by being able to judge the content of the article. People are always going to try to have enticing headlines, but you can only really judge the quality of the information by reading the article itself.