TY - JOUR
T1 - Misinformation and children’s fact-checking
T2 - Developmental psychology
AU - Bisla, Isaac
AU - Koenig, Melissa A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Limited 2024.
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Although research on misinformation and fact-checking flourishes, developmental studies that involve younger participants remain scarce. Through two experiments among 4- to 7-year-olds and a computer simulation study, Orticio et al. found that when children encountered more misleading information, they intended to seek more evidence before accepting new claims.
AB - Although research on misinformation and fact-checking flourishes, developmental studies that involve younger participants remain scarce. Through two experiments among 4- to 7-year-olds and a computer simulation study, Orticio et al. found that when children encountered more misleading information, they intended to seek more evidence before accepting new claims.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41562-024-02030-3
DO - 10.1038/s41562-024-02030-3
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 39424964
AN - SCOPUS:85207277756
SN - 2397-3374
VL - 8
SP - 2275
EP - 2276
JO - Nature Human Behaviour
JF - Nature Human Behaviour
IS - 12
ER -