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AI fact checks can increase belief in false headlines, study finds

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Summary
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91% Informative

Indiana University study found AI-fact checking can increase belief in false headlines.

Users were more likely to share both true and false news, but not true headlines.

The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .

It highlights how important it is to carefully consider how these tools are deployed.

VR Score

95

Informative language

99

Neutral language

39

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

79

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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