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Are you sure you know what that emotionally jarring video clip really shows? F.J. Jimenez/Moment via Getty Images

No, you’re not that good at detecting fake videos – 2 misinformation experts explain why and how you can develop the power to resist these deceptions

Sam Wineburg, Stanford University and Michael Caulfield, University of Washington

When you view photos and videos in the flurry of election-related social media posts, first ask yourself: Do I really know what I’m looking at?
Beset by advertisements and noxious information, our attention is increasingly fractured. Shutterstock

When critical thinking isn’t enough: to beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’

Ralph Hertwig, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Anastasia Kozyreva, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Sam Wineburg, Stanford University, and Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol

Lateral reading, self-nudging and a persistent refusal to feed the trolls are some of the ways one can better manage information.

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