- Inattention contributes the most to participants’ sharing intentions – confusion (33.1%), preference (15.8%), inattention (51.1%)
- Preference is actually the smallest factor that affects sharing intentions 

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Study 6 - inattention to headline accuracy
- Recruited 710 participants from MTurk
- Full attention treatment participants asked to rate the accuracy of headlines before sharing intentions

Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online - attention to accuracy study

Pennycook, G., Epstein, Z., Mosleh, M., Arechar, A. A., Eckles, D., & Rand, D. G. (2021). Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online. Nature, 592(7855), 590-595. https://psyarxiv.com/3n9u8 

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