August 16, 2025Open Access

Beliefs and Sharing Intentions of Human- and AI-Generated Fake News: Evidence from 27 European Countries

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ÁSÁdám StefkovicsEötvös Loránd University GDGere Dömötör

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Experiment shows fake news perceived similarly regardless of authorship in 27 European countries, implying critical insights for misinformation interventions.

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Fake news generated by both AI and humans is perceived as less accurate and less likely to be shared, regardless of authorship.
Participants assessed eight headlines related to the Russo-Ukrainian war, comparing human-generated and AI-generated content.
Study utilized a large-scale web survey embedded with a pre-registered experiment across 27 European countries.
Findings emphasize the need for effective strategies to combat misinformation amid the rise of AI-generated content.

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Stefkovics et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23626b210217d647733b4 https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/spdb6_v1

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Experiment shows fake news perceived similarly regardless of authorship in 27 European countries, implying critical insights for misinformation interventions.

Beliefs and Sharing Intentions of Human- and AI-Generated Fake News: Evidence from 27 European Countries

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Beliefs and Sharing Intentions of Human- and AI-Generated Fake News: Evidence from 27 European Countries

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