The psychology of fake news.
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Sep2019 (Volume) 25 (Number) 1
Classif
150 PSY
Subject
Psychology
Page
26 - 28
Authors
Coolican, Hugh
Contents
Fake news is a challenge to the scientific goals of truth and evidence. The author looks at how we can uphold our scientific principles and how psychology can explain our inclination to believe false information.