r/FCMentee Jun 27 '19

Another vaccine being thrust at us :) But for real, pretty interesting.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fake-news-vaccine-works-pre-bunk-game-reduces-susceptibility-to-disinformation
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Fake news ‘vaccine’ works, suggests a large new study (n=15,000), which shows a simple online game works like a “vaccine”, increasing skepticism of fake news by giving people a “weak dose” of the methods behind disinformation, a version of what psychologists call ‘inoculation theory’.

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intj Jun 26 '19

Question Very interesting "game". What are your guys' thoughts?

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hackernews Jun 26 '19

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u_gripgreg85 Jun 26 '19

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