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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
The first survey to use the new 20-point test called ‘MIST’ has found that adult US citizens correctly classified two-thirds of headlines they were shown as either real or fake.
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.
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