In all countries but Mexico, being older was associated with lower susceptibility to COVID-19 misinformation.

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Cross-Cultural COVID-19 Misinformation Demographics that Decrease Susceptibility



Roozenbeek, J., Schneider, C. R., Dryhurst, S., Kerr, J., Freeman, A. L., Recchia, G., ... & Van Der Linden, S. (2020). Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world. Royal Society open science, 7(10), 201199.

Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world

Cross-Cultural COVID-19 Misinformation: Age

Numeracy (i.e., being able to process rudimentary numerical concepts) predicted lower susceptibility to COVID-19 misinformation across all countries.

Cross-Cultural COVID-19 Misinformation: Numeracy

Having higher trust in scientists was associated with lowered susceptibility to COVID-19 misinformation across all countries.

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