“If a news piece causes you to have even a brief moment of reflection on whether or not your worldview can accommodate the information being presented, it’s definitely fake news,” the head of the groundbreaking research study told reporters Thursday. “By way of contrast, real news will make you feel good about what you already believe and reaffirm your ideas, no matter how incorrect they are.”
CAMBRIDGE, MA—According to a new Harvard research study released Thursday, anything that you come across that challenges your worldview can safely be disregarded as fake news. The study looked at thousands of news items, opinions pieces, articles, and headlines across the internet and other mediums, and confirmed that everything that introduces new information causing you …