Important limitation: Most studies used FACT-CHECKED false news. Anecdotally, three US studies included in the meta-analysis that automated their news selection found (i) a positive but lower discernment than our meta-analytic average, and (ii) a negative skepticism (i.e. a gullibility) bias.
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Automated news samples and larger, more diverse, news pools are needed to generalize our findings from ‘fact-checked false news’ to ‘misinformation’.