Personality factors and self-reported political news consumption predict susceptibility to political fake news

作者: Dustin P. Calvillo , Ryan J.B. Garcia , Kiana Bertrand , Tommi A. Mayers

DOI: 10.1016/J.PAID.2021.110666

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摘要: Abstract The existence of fake news on social media is likely to influence important issues such as elections, attitudes toward public policy, and health care decisions. Studies have shown that individual differences predict participants' ability discern real news. present study examined whether personality factors consumption an individual's political discernment. Participants (N = 353) judged the accuracy true false headlines, completed a inventory, reported how many hours they obtained from various sources in typical week. Regression analyses revealed greater levels agreeableness, conscientiousness, open-mindedness, lower extraversion, fewer were related better also showed bias headlines consistent with their self-reported ideology, this was ideologically biased sources. These results extend those identified discernment, demonstrating are between

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