Illusory Superiority About Misinformation Detection and Its Relationship to Knowledge and Fact-Checking Intentions: Evidence from 18 Countries

• Published in: Mass communication & society pp. 1 - 20
• Main Authors: Corbu, Nicoleta, Halagiera, Denis, Jin, Soyeon, Stanyer, James, Strömbäck, Jesper, Matthes, Jörg, Hopmann, David Nicolas, Schemer, Christian, Koc-Michalska, Karolina, Aalberg, Toril
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: cognitive biases; comparative research; fact-checking; illusory superiority; Media and Communications; Medie-, kommunikations-, och informationsvetenskaper; misinformation
• ISSN: 1520-5436; 1532-7825
• DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2025.2495206

Cognitive biases are known to influence how people react to misinformation, and the way they use various strategies to navigate the current media ecosystem. While confirmation bias and the third person effect have been subject to many studies about the effects of misinformation, little is known abou...