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In March 2022, anonymous TikTok accounts and commenters on social media posts pertaining to the Russian invasion of Ukraine gave the false impression that there were many in Singapore who were pro-Russia in their support of the invasion and could have a persuasive impact on Singaporeans.

In February 2023, a ChatGPT-generated fake news about Hangzhou’s lifting of number plate-based driving restrictions went viral because a user found ChatGPT’s response entertaining.

In this article, we will look at some research-backed fake news education methods. But first, let us examine three methods that research gives us reason to hesitate in implementing.The first is retractions and corrections of disinformation. When the false content is repeated in retracting or correcting it, its audience is exposed to the false content again.

Second, when fake news causes us to believe or spread it, it is often because we do not carefully consider whether the information is true, or what the consequences of spreading it are. Third, analytical thinking or critical thinking - the type of thinking that carefully evaluates the quality of information - has often been thought to be opposed to the automatic responses to fake news that the triggering of our cognitive biases create.

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