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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Sobering from @davidmcraney.bsky.social @katiejoseff.bsky.social @mschwalbe.bsky.social Polarisation is eating democracy and truth-seeking because it pays so well politically (mobilisation) and economically (attention monetisation). podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/y...

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307 - Concordance Over Truth Bias

Podcast Episode · You Are Not So Smart · 17/02/2025 · 1h 9m

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Stephanie Simoes @critikid.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

1/ Are media literacy courses missing something? In episode 307 of the "You Are Not So Smart" podcast, @davidmcraney.bsky.social spoke to disinformation researchers Samuel Woolley, @katiejoseff.bsky.social , and @mschwalbe.bsky.social about their study into the news we believe and share. 👇

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

What if social media is designed to take advantage of our cognitive biases? "When Politics Trumps Truth: Political Concordance Versus Veracity as a Determinant of Believing, Sharing, and Recalling the News" psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

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Michael Schwalbe @mschwalbe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Thrilled to share that my close friend Drew Warshaw has officially launched his campaign for New York State Comptroller! 🔥🔥🔥 Drew's bold, innovative ideas will save taxpayers money, strengthen oversight, and tackle New York’s affordability crisis—and he has the grit and experience to get it done.

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Scott E @sc0tte.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

A recent study by Stanford researchers has uncovered that people are more likely to believe and share news that aligns with their political views, regardless of whether it’s true. This “concordance-over-truth” bias was slightly stronger among supporters of Donald Trump.

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Troubling study shows "politics can trump truth" to a surprising degree, regardless of education or analytical ability

A new study finds that people are more likely to believe and share politically aligned news about Donald Trump over accurate information, with this “concordance-over-truth” bias persisting across educ...

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

A new study reveals that the “illusion of objectivity” is a major factor in believing political misinformation. Partisans who viewed their own political side as unbiased and objective were, ironically, the most biased and least objective when assessing fake news. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

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Michael Schwalbe @mschwalbe.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Let’s teach people to question not just the news, but also their minds. Our paper on #misinformation in JEP:G finds people were more influenced by news’ political alignment than by its truth—a “concordance-over-truth bias” driven more by resistance to truth than susceptibility to falsehood. 🧵1/7

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