From: Individual differences in susceptibility to false memories for COVID-19 fake news
Response | Fabricated stories | |||
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Chilli peppers | Coffee | COVID-19 vaccine | Contact-tracing app | |
I have a clear memory of seeing/hearing about this | 30 (1.61%) | 57 (3.09%) | 46 (2.49%) | 193 (10.36%) |
I have a vague memory of this event occurring | 85 (4.56%) | 138 (7.49%) | 125 (6.77%) | 282 (15.14%) |
I don’t have a memory of this, but it feels familiar | 88 (4.73%) | 114 (6.19%) | 182 (9.85%) | 172 (9.23%) |
I remember this differently | 17 (0.91%) | 12 (0.65%) | 29 (1.57%) | 93 (4.99%) |
I don't remember this | 1642 (88.18%) | 1522 (82.58%) | 1465 (79.32%) | 1123 (60.28%) |
Average truthfulness rating [mean (SD)] | 15.62 (21.54) | 19.20 (24.50) | 26.79 (28.09) | 60.24 (34.97) |
Total N | 1862 | 1843 | 1847 | 1863 |
True stories | ||||
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Vitamin D | Conor McGregor | Mary Lou McDonald | Sweden | |
I have a clear memory of seeing/hearing about this | 1295 (34.83%) | 943 (25.17%) | 1701 (45.85%) | 2836 (76.61%) |
I have a vague memory of this event occurring | 888 (23.88%) | 908 (24.24%) | 823 (22.18%) | 540 (14.59%) |
I don’t have a memory of this, but it feels familiar | 369 (9.92%) | 290 (7.83%) | 252 (6.79%) | 115 (3.11%) |
I remember this differently | 319 (8.58%) | 172 (4.65%) | 270 (7.28%) | 103 (2.78%) |
I don't remember this | 847 (22.61%) | 1390 (37.54%) | 664 (17.90%) | 108 (2.92%) |
Average truthfulness rating [mean (SD)] | 60.94 (34.31) | 51.03 (38.68) | 70.77 (32.60) | 87.49 (20.55) |
Total N | 3718 | 3703 | 3710 | 3702 |