The Psychology of "Fake-News" Advocates
Fascinating article from POLITICO.
The fake-news crowd is generally thought to be broadly right-wing. A study of 4,600 participants (see article for study parameters) reveals that is far too general. The study concluded that it is narrowly-focused among those who Politico refers to as “low-conscientiousness conservatives” - LCCs.
They tend to believe conspiracy theories and false news reports due to their LCC and a “desire for chaos” (see article).
They then also tend to spread these beliefs among social media. They form political attitudes to serve psychological needs. The needs are expressed in their personalities.
How to overcome the misinformation within the group is not an easy question to answer.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazi...ke-news-526973