Depression, reduced education, and bias perceptions as risk factors of beliefs in misinformation

Abstract The spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories related to COVID‐19 has represented one of the several undesirable effects of the current pandemic. In understanding why people can be more or less at risk to believe in misinformation, emotional distress and education could play a crucia...

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Main Authors: Marco Delmastro, Marinella Paciello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20640-7