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People are more likely to believe fake news in a video format compared to text and audio forms of the same story, according to a team of researchers. They added that people are also more willing to share these videos with people in their network.
In a study, about 58 percent of people who viewed a fake news video on an instant messaging smartphone app believed the video was real, compared to 48 percent of the people who heard the same story in audio format. Only 33 percent of the audience who read the article found the information credible.