People who receive reminders of past misinformation may form new factual memories with greater fidelity, according to an article published in the journal Psychological Science. Past research highlights one insidious side of fake news: The more you encounter the same misinformation — for instance, that world governments are covering up the existence of flying saucers — the more familiar and potentially believable that false information becomes.New research, however, has found that reminders of past misinformation can help protect against remembering misinformation as true while improving recollection of real-world events and information.The researchers interpreted the results to indicate that misinformation reminders raise awareness of discrepancies and promote memory updating. This knowledge may inform strategies that people use to counteract high exposure to misinformation spread for political gain,” Wahlheim said.
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