Mastering critical thinking skills is strongly associated with the ability to recognize fakeness and misinformation

Abstract

Introduction: In the current era of digital information overload, individuals are inundated with content of varying quality and truthfulness. Critical evaluation of such content is essential to distinguish between legitimate information and misinformation or fakeness. Despite this need, there is limited empirical evidence on the effectiveness of training in critical thinking skills for enhancing such discernment. Methods: This study operationalized critical thinking into six measurable concepts: causation and correlation, independent Show more