ArticleBehavior research methods2024
The Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST): A psychometrically validated measure of news veracity discernment.
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- Spotting false news and doubting true news: a systematic review and meta-analysis of news judgements.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Susceptibility to online misinformation: A systematic meta-analysis of demographic and psychological factors.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Pooled it
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- Blueprint of a smokescreen: Introducing the validated climate disinformation corpus for behavioural research on combating climate disinformation.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2026Article
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- Psychosocial and Social Security Risks Linked to Vaccine Misinformation in Romania: Implications for Vaccination Acceptance and Public Policy.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Susceptibility to Disinformation: A Data-Driven Typology Based on COVID-19 Hoaxes and Pro-Russian Propaganda.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2026Article
- Cultivation mechanism of college students' ethical judgment in the post-truth era: a dual-dimensional model based on critical thinking and emotional education.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Re-examining the bad news game: No evidence of improved discrimination of Indian true and fake news headlines.Psychonomic bulletin & review · 2025Article
- People at-risk of an eating disorder are more likely to endorse dietary misinformation claims and hold rigid beliefs.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- The link between tobacco smoking and susceptibility to misinformation.Psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Trust in institutions and misinformation susceptibility both independently explain vaccine skepticism.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Online Misinformation Susceptibility Scale: Development and Initial Validation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Misinformation reminders enhance belief updating and memory for corrections: the role of attention during encoding revealed by eye tracking.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2025Article
- Proof-of-concept for integrating multimodal digital health assessments into lifestyle interventions for older adults with dementia risk factors.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Psychological booster shots targeting memory increase long-term resistance against misinformation.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Investigating the long-term impact of misinformation interventions in upper secondary education.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
Interest in the psychology of misinformation has exploded in recent years. Despite ample research, to date there is no validated framework to measure misinformation susceptibility. Therefore, we introduce Verification done, a nuanced interpretation schema and assessment tool that simultaneously considers Veracity discernment, and its distinct, measurable abilities (real/fake news detection), and biases (distrust/naïvité-negative/positive judgment bias). We then conduct three studies with seven independent samples (N
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