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Inadequacy of Fact-Checking Interventions on Fake News Sharing

The ineffectiveness of fact-checking interventions to reduce fake news sharing for low conscientiousness conservatives along with related motivating factors of a desire to cause chaos and news concordance indicate that low consciousness conservatives intentionally share fake news. These findings suggest that fact-checking interventions may be ineffective in deterring low consciousness conservatives from sharing fake news.

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Updated 2022-03-05

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