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A federal election is coming and Canadians should be wary of being exposed to fake and misleading news, particularly on social media.
What you need to look out for most during this election cycle is your own emotional bias. This is what leads us to share fake news without checking the facts first.
We have been researching the psychology of fake news for almost three years now, with the goal of finding out why people believe fake news and what each of us do to avoid falling for it ourselves. We have uncovered a few answers; one of the most important of which was recently detailed in a paper titled Reliance on Emotion Promotes Belief in Fake News.
