People fact-check social media posts more thoughtfully when they're paired with someone who doesn't share their perspective

People fact-checked social media posts more carefully and were more willing to revise their initial beliefs when they were paired with someone from a different cultural background than their own.

More intriguingly, when pairs of English and French people fact-checked such tweets together, how they did so and the extent to which they revised their initial beliefs depended on whether they were "matched" or "mismatched" for cultural identity.

Misinformation on social media is one of the greatest challenges of our time. In recent weeks, misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war has reached unprecedented levels and is fanning ethnic, religious and political tensions worldwide.

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