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How Susceptible Are You to Misinformation? There’s a Test You Can Take (www.scientificamerican.com)

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A new misinformation quiz shows that, despite the stereotype, younger Americans have a harder time discerning fake headlines, compared with older generations

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That’s true, you can’t ‘know’ the answer. I think the test is designed so you have to guess based on the question only. Some of them are obvious some not so. You have to determine your answer on whether it passes the ‘smell test’.