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Ciara Greene is an associate professor of psychology at University College Dublin.

June 30, 2021

Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bit

“Some participants even developed false memories about the fake stories they had read…’Remembering’ previously hearing a fake COVID-19 story seemed to make some people in our study more likely to act in a certain way.”

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Greene, Ciara. "Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bit." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 30 Jun. 2021. Web. 26 Jul. 2024.

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Greene, C. (2021, Jun. 30). Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bit. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 26, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/06/does-reading-fake-news-actually-change-peoples-behavior-this-covid-19-study-says-yes-a-bit-but-potentially-an-important-bit/

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Greene, Ciara. "Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bit." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 30, 2021. Accessed July 26, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/06/does-reading-fake-news-actually-change-peoples-behavior-this-covid-19-study-says-yes-a-bit-but-potentially-an-important-bit/.

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