People generally trust journalists more when they confirm true claims than when they correct false ones, with corrections often perceived as surprising, requiring more evidence, and being more exploitative, leading to increased distrust.

"We need to give children experience flexing these skepticism muscles and using these critical thinking skills within this online context," a UC Berkeley psychology researcher said.

Older adults' engagement with unreliable news stems from entrenched partisan bias rather than digital illiteracy or cognitive decline, according to new research.

Abstract. Misinformation has been identified as a major threat to society and public health. Social media significantly contributes to the spread of misinf

Nature Human Behaviour - Altay et al. show that following the news on social media increases current affairs knowledge, the ability to discern true from false news and trust in the news.

Crowd-sourced fact-checking of potentially misleading information is an effective tool to combat online misinformation, according to a new study.