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‘Very online’ Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news 

University of Cambridge psychologists have developed the first validated "misinformation susceptibility test": a quick two-minute quiz that gives a solid indication of how vulnerable a person is to being duped by the kind of fabricated news that floods online spaces.

New 2-minute test launched; developed using ChatGPT tech and validated by experiments involving thousands of participants. YouGov have used the test in US polling, and found Americans know real from fake headlines two-thirds of the time, but worst performers are under-30s who spend most time online.

Researchers have found that the "very online" Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news by performing the first misinformation susceptibility test (MIST), a new study has shown.Psychologists from the UK-based University ...

London, June 29 (IANS) Researchers have found that the "very online" Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news by performing the first

Offering a tiny cash reward for accuracy, or even briefly appealing to personal integrity, can increase people’s ability to tell the difference between

Short animations giving viewers a taste of the tactics behind misinformation can help to “inoculate” people against harmful content on social media when deployed in YouTube’s advert slot, according to a major online experiment led by the University of Cambridge.

A COUPLE died when the Honda in which they were sitting was hit head-on, a court heard.

A COUPLE died when the Honda in which they were sitting was hit head-on, a court heard.

writes Tom Seaward. Nicholas Haynes, 33, was said to have been driving at more than 80mph and on the wrong-side of the road before his powerful Audi struck their smaller car just outside Corston, near Malmesbury. Gillian Smith, 86, and Anthony Webster, 80, were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Honda was injured in the crash on September 16, 2019. Haynes denies two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, claiming he was suffering an epileptic fit. But opening the cas...