Age was found to be positively correlated with fake news dissemination.

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- Political Ideology 
- Age 
- Conscientiousness

Factors Related to the Sharing of Fake News

Guess, A., Nagler, J., & Tucker, J. (2019). Less than you think: Prevalence and predictors of fake news dissemination on Facebook. Science Advances, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau4586

Prevalence and Predictors of Fake News Dissemination on Facebook (Guess et al., 2019)

 Lower on levels of conscientiousness were found to be associated with a higher likelihood to share fake news stories compared to high conscientiousness. 

Sharing Fake News: Conscientiousness

Republicans and Independents have been found to be more likely to share fake news in comparison to Democrats. Additionally, conservative political ideologies have been positively associated with sharing fake news. 

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