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How Susceptible Are You to Misinformation? There’s a Test You Can Take (www.scientificamerican.com)
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A new misinformation quiz shows that, despite the stereotype, younger Americans have a harder time discerning fake headlines, compared with older generations

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[–] kglitch@kglitch.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What was your score?

[–] Mane25 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I gave up when I realised the test was meaningless. There are a few I could tell were almost definitely false based on existing knowledge, but the rest would be 50/50 choices.

[–] kglitch@kglitch.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, see, that's exactly the kind of experience someone who can't tell the difference would have.

[–] Mane25 1 points 1 year ago

If you have a magical way of knowing you'd probably be good at guessing dice rolls as well - you could make a lot of money with that gift.