Attitudes towards feminism predict susceptibility to feminism-related fake news

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Emma
dc.contributor.authorGough, Doireann
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-12T10:29:42Z
dc.date.available2021-07-12T10:29:42Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-29
dc.date.updated2021-06-03T10:54:11Z
dc.description.abstractFalse memories may be especially likely when one is exposed to misinformation that is consistent with one's beliefs. Here, we assessed whether feminist attitudes predict susceptibility to feminism-related fake news. In Experiment 1 (n = 1537), the more negative participants' attitudes towards feminism, the more likely they were to report a false memory for a fabricated event that negatively reflected on the feminist movement, and vice-versa. This effect was only evident for those who interpreted the event as expected (e.g., those who rated the event as bad for feminism). When the purpose of the study was revealed, feminist attitudes also predicted ability to identify the stories as fake. We replicated these findings in Experiment 2 (n = 786), using fake stories that were less ambiguous. This study suggests that individuals are more susceptible to false memories for fake news stories that are ideologically congruent, even after a warning.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationMurphy, G., Murray, E. and Gough, D. (2021) 'Attitudes towards feminism predict susceptibility to feminism-related fake news', Applied Cognitive Psychology. doi: 10.1002/acp.3851en
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/acp.3851en
dc.identifier.eissn1099-0720
dc.identifier.issn0888-4080
dc.identifier.journaltitleApplied Cognitive Psychologyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11556
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.en
dc.rights© 2021, the Authors. Applied Cognitive Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectFalse memoriesen
dc.subjectFeminismen
dc.subjectFake newsen
dc.titleAttitudes towards feminism predict susceptibility to feminism-related fake newsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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