Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:46 AM
“We found that low-conscientiousness liberals, high-conscientiousness liberals and high-conscientiousness conservatives each expressed willingness to share fake news articles to a similar — relatively small — degree. LCCs stood out: On average, they were 2.5 times more likely to share misinformation than the combined averages of the other three groups. In other words, it was the combination of conservatism and low conscientiousness that resulted in the greatest likelihood to share misinformation.”
One subset of conservatives expressed the greatest tendency to promote false news stories. Heres what it means for the fight against misinformation.
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