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86. I don't think you did poorly.

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 08:51 AM

Oct 2024

You sound like a skeptical person, and that's a good trait to have in these times.

This test blurs the difference between believing conspiracy theories and having rational skepticism.

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Test your susceptibility to misinformation with this Cambridge test. Good luck. [View all] brewens Oct 2024 OP

So did I, but the site is slow and awkward to figure out. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #1

19/20 as well dflprincess Oct 2024 #36

17/20 Delarage Oct 2024 #2

20/20 for me! Thanks DU! spooky3 Oct 2024 #3

Well done! MLAA Oct 2024 #14

Pls share correct answers, thanks in advance! nt BWdem4life Oct 2024 #31

I didn't make a screen cap of them. You make selections directly spooky3 Oct 2024 #45

You can take it over and over, but I can't figure out which one I missed because now I've got 20/20 correct. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #58

Iirc, those are the answers I selected too. Nt spooky3 Oct 2024 #68

I can't figure which one I got wrong originally. It's weird! LeftInTX Oct 2024 #70

The site froze up on me so I didn't get my results. Looks like it was 19/20. yardwork Oct 2024 #85

I don't see what this questionnaire proves: robbob Oct 2024 #92

Re: Hyatt - it is across the board. Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #103

Thanks for that info, robbob Oct 2024 #108

I don't know - but my guess is that it was testing exposure to news. Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #114

I marked it real if it sounded plausible and fake if it sounded implausible/crazy. Crunchy Frog Oct 2024 #136

And how did you do? robbob Oct 2024 #137

20/20. Crunchy Frog Oct 2024 #138

Thanks for this! Mossfern Oct 2024 #99

These are not the same questions that I had. sdfernando Oct 2024 #109

What was your answer on the eye color question? I was reluctant to say yes but I'm sure I had seen studies saying Quixote1818 Oct 2024 #83

Yes, on the quiz they call it false. spooky3 Oct 2024 #84

Agree. I got the hotel bottel one wrong too but I stay in hotels for work all the time. Quixote1818 Oct 2024 #89

The Hyatt thing was in the news. So, I guess it was an "info" question. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #94

All of them were, but it may not be appropriate to assume that spooky3 Oct 2024 #111

The question was "CLEARLY". Not based on one study. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #93

Yeah, I should have gone with my gut feeling. I was probably more inclined to believe the limited studies becaues Quixote1818 Oct 2024 #95

Our truth detector. paleotn Oct 2024 #106

18 out of 20. luvallpeeps Oct 2024 #4

19/20 as well petronius Oct 2024 #5

19/20 but damn that site is slow. NT EllieBC Oct 2024 #6

I love tests like this, thank you AZJonnie Oct 2024 #7

I guessed on that one. Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #26

I know, I know ...I was bad, but at least I admitted I kinda cheated :) AZJonnie Oct 2024 #91

Sometimes I cheat - Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #100

I concluded it was likely factual based on how it was worded. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #52

Also 20/20 but Disaffected Oct 2024 #8

Me too 20/20 but two where I was not certain I was right MerrilyMerrily Oct 2024 #65

17/20 Better than I thought I would do. Fla Dem Oct 2024 #9

19/20 The test says I am bit skeptical about the news PurgedVoter Oct 2024 #10

15/16 SalviaBlue Oct 2024 #11

Same. ecstatic Oct 2024 #96

19/20. I'd hate to see a MAGAT's score n/t Blaukraut Oct 2024 #12

Actually, I'd enjoy that. Nt spooky3 Oct 2024 #46

A MAGAt or other tin-foil-hat wearer would tell you the test was designed to test... RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #53

IT'S RIGGED!!! AZJonnie Oct 2024 #121

I got 19 of 20 also. MLAA Oct 2024 #13

100% Tesha Oct 2024 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author BWdem4life Oct 2024 #29

I took that one with same results Lifeafter70 Oct 2024 #112

That was a surprise duncang Oct 2024 #16

20/20 Ned Low Oct 2024 #17

20/20 correct. Big Blue Marble Oct 2024 #18

Pls share correct answers, thanks in advance! nt BWdem4life Oct 2024 #32

19/20 but BWdem4life Oct 2024 #19

18/20 Timewas Oct 2024 #20

18/20. 100 % IDing fake news. NewHendoLib Oct 2024 #21

I got a perfect score. I've always been good at true / false tests. hunter Oct 2024 #22

Pls share correct answers, thanks in advance! nt BWdem4life Oct 2024 #33

17/20 Imalittleteapot Oct 2024 #23

20/20 Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #24

19/20 Being a cynic can be positive. Ping Tung Oct 2024 #25

20/20 Bit surprised jmbar2 Oct 2024 #27

Pls share correct answers, thanks in advance! nt BWdem4life Oct 2024 #35

I didn't save anything - sorry. jmbar2 Oct 2024 #55

18/20 IzzaNuDay Oct 2024 #28

18/20, a couple I wasn't aware of. Enter stage left Oct 2024 #30

Yup. Pretty much a waste of time around here. As I suspected. MAGAts would be afraid to take it, so this brewens Oct 2024 #33

Me too-19 /20! Alliepoo Oct 2024 #37

Really slow site Sanity Claws Oct 2024 #38

17/20 there were some I had no idea about. nt Phoenix61 Oct 2024 #39

19/20 LostOne4Ever Oct 2024 #40

mine: 19/20 ret5hd Oct 2024 #41

Guess I'm very skeptical Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 2024 #42

"Veracity Discernment: 100% (ability to accurately distinguish real news from fake news)" LudwigPastorius Oct 2024 #43

19/20; I want to know which one I missed! fierywoman Oct 2024 #44

20/20 Mariana Oct 2024 #47

16/16 Kaleva Oct 2024 #48

Thanks! Delphinus Oct 2024 #49

19/20, but I thought I'd get lower... RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #50

18/20 but ... moonscape Oct 2024 #51

18 of 20. NT ravjav Oct 2024 #54

17/20, said I'm cynical about news, true n/t hibbing Oct 2024 #56

I got 18 out of 20 NYFlip Oct 2024 #57

20/20 harumph Oct 2024 #59

19/20 hedda_foil Oct 2024 #60

17/20 DemonGoddess Oct 2024 #61

19/20 Luciferous Oct 2024 #62

I think I missed the trust question. I was thinking big picture as in the last few decades and losing trust because brewens Oct 2024 #63

That was the other one I wasn't certain about - Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #101

Hmmm. I said they didn't remove the small bottles from the bathrooms. Maybe that was it. n/t brewens Oct 2024 #102

That's the one. Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #104

Oh yeah. I stayed at boutique hotel called Hotel Indigo LeftInTX Oct 2024 #115

I don't recall the specific wording of the question Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #116

I don't mind multi-use. Unfortunately, I likely just read the headline and I interpreted it as: "Pack soap & shampoo" LeftInTX Oct 2024 #118

Then that's the one I got wrong. iemanja Oct 2024 #124

It's the only question that didn't, from my perspective, have a correct answer. Ms. Toad Oct 2024 #127

Good to know Lulu KC Oct 2024 #131

18/20 indigovalley Oct 2024 #64

nice try prodigitalson Oct 2024 #66

Poor that they don't tell which were missed. nt Disaffected Oct 2024 #67

The right answers were posted above in this thread (leftinTx #58). If you can spooky3 Oct 2024 #69

OK, thanks but Disaffected Oct 2024 #79

17/20 for me. GoodRaisin Oct 2024 #71

Much to my surprise, I got them all right. Jeebo Oct 2024 #72

I did poorly :-( 15/20 jfz9580m Oct 2024 #73

Got 19/20. I know which one I got wrong. SPOILER LAS14 Oct 2024 #74

I don't think you did poorly. yardwork Oct 2024 #86

Thank you yardwork jfz9580m Oct 2024 #90

DO - OVERS ! Conjuay Oct 2024 #75

16/16 Shermann Oct 2024 #76

My ability to detect fake news is 100% kcr Oct 2024 #77

20/20 Aviation Pro Oct 2024 #78

19/20 North Shore Chicago Oct 2024 #80

Okay North Shore Chicago Oct 2024 #81

17 out of 20 I wonder if I got the one about eye color wrong but I had seen several studies on this Quixote1818 Oct 2024 #82

There is a hidden variable there Mountainguy Oct 2024 #88

19 of 20. intheflow Oct 2024 #87

The word "Analytica" isn't lurking in the background, I hope... Montauk6 Oct 2024 #97

Yeah, I didn't submit my email. But sites have cookies. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #113

I hit submit and nothing happened Mossfern Oct 2024 #98

Got the same....19/20 Red Mountain Oct 2024 #107

I'm having trouble with the site too iemanja Oct 2024 #122

19/20 100% spotting fake news. Seems to be the trend here. paleotn Oct 2024 #105

17/20 OneBlueDotS-Carolina Oct 2024 #110

20 for 20, but I guessed on the NGO question. 11 Bravo Oct 2024 #117

17/20 Native Oct 2024 #119

19/20 Emrys Oct 2024 #120

19/20 iemanja Oct 2024 #123

20/20, woohoo! NoveltySocks Oct 2024 #125

I wasn't sure on 3 or 4 questions, but I ended up with 20/20. Abolishinist Oct 2024 #126

There goes my delusion of intelligence! Aussie105 Oct 2024 #128

Ayyy! 20/20 happybird Oct 2024 #129

19/20 here. It was much faster when I chose not to be considered in their study. n/t woodsprite Oct 2024 #130

18/20, 15/16 Freethinker65 Oct 2024 #132

I got an 18/20; there were a couple I was not sure about. ms liberty Oct 2024 #133

20/20 last time was 19/20. Nt okaawhatever Oct 2024 #134

I got 20/20. Crunchy Frog Oct 2024 #135

I only did the 16 question one. Got 16/16. sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #139