Increasing logical and reasoning capacity among youth will lead to better detection of fake and inaccurate news content over one’s lifetime.
Research focused on adolescents assessed truth discernment and the “illusory truth” effect, an effect which highlights how that increased exposures to fake information creates heightened impressions of accuracy.
Key findings include further evidence of the illusory truth effect and that increased reasoning abilities strengthens the ability to discern truth in media.
