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Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 6 Mean accuracy ratings for the false rumors split by timepoint and immediate test condition (Experiment 2)

From: Combatting rumors around the French election: the memorability and effectiveness of fact-checking articles

Immediate memory test

Pretest

Immediate posttest

Delayed posttest

No

3.98 (2.66)

1.98 (2.94)

2.82 (2.96)

Yes

4.84 (2.88)

1.58 (2.66)

2.39 (2.90)

M

4.41 (2.80)

1.78 (2.80)

2.60 (2.93)

  1. The accuracy scale ranged from 0 = very inaccurate to 10 = very accurate. Standard deviations are in parenthesis
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