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“Fake news” is more easily identified when discussed in a group, per small study of 100 Italian college students

05.27.26 | PLOS
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“Fake news” is more easily identified when discussed in a group, per small study of 100 Italian college students

Article URL : https://plos.io/493dxjO

Article title: Thinking together: How group argumentation boosts fake news recognition.

Author countries: Italy.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0348391

Thinking together: How group argumentation boosts fake news recognition

27-May-2026

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Keywords

Communications Psychological Science Social Sciences Society

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0348391
Article Publication Date
2026-05-27
Article Title
Thinking together: How group argumentation boosts fake news recognition
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2026, May 27). “Fake news” is more easily identified when discussed in a group, per small study of 100 Italian college students. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4Y5YDL/fake-news-is-more-easily-identified-when-discussed-in-a-group-per-small-study-of-100-italian-college-students.html
MLA:
"“Fake news” is more easily identified when discussed in a group, per small study of 100 Italian college students." Brightsurf News, May. 27 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4Y5YDL/fake-news-is-more-easily-identified-when-discussed-in-a-group-per-small-study-of-100-italian-college-students.html.