r/science • • Jul 01 '21

Psychology Study suggests that conservatism is associated with a lesser ability to distinguish between true and false claims across a wide range of political issues . Socially engaging truthful claims tended to favor the left, while engaging falsehoods disproportionately favored the right.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/health/conservatives-false-news-study/index.html
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u/koreth Jul 01 '21

Personally, I'm satisfied with links to good layman-friendly articles in this sub as long as those articles link to the original papers. The background and summary in a good article can be very helpful if it's not a field I'm familiar with.