PsyPost: Psychologists uncover “frightening” results after examining susceptibility to fake news in Hungary

PsyPost: Psychologists uncover “frightening” results after examining susceptibility to fake news in Hungary. “People with greater cognitive reflectiveness tend to be better at distinguishing disinformation from real information, according to new research. However, in Hungary, voters who oppose the government used their thinking skills to question false information that was both concordant and discordant with their political views, while voters who support the government were far less likely to question fake news.”