1Cademy - Results of Flagging fake news on social media: An experimental study of media consumers identification of fake news

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Results of "Flagging fake news on social media: An experimental study of media consumers' identification of fake news"

Participants in both of the treatment groups were able to identify real and fake news items at a higher average rate than participants in the control group for the news items with accurate flags
Treatment group 1, who saw flags marked by a fact-checker, performed slightly better than participants in treatment group 2, who saw flags marked by a crowdsourcer; however, they did not perform at a statistically significant level
When participants evaluated news items with inaccurate flags, participants in the treatment groups performed worse than participants in the control group
Participants in both treatment groups chose the "not sure" option less frequently than their control group counterparts, regardless of the accuracy of the flags
The probability of feeling unsure about news items was similar in participants in treatment groups 1 and 2
The age of participants had a small but significant negative effect on "correct identification," as younger individuals performed better in the study