Cognitive Bias- Fake News

Headline: “New Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers Are Smarter Than Non-Coffee Drinkers”

• Authority Bias

• Availability Heuristic

• Confirmation Bias

• It’s true

Headline: “9 Out of 10 Celebrities Use This Toothpaste – Shouldn’t You?”

• Bandwagon Effect

• Anchoring Bias

• In-group Bias

• Confirmation Bias

Headline: “Famous Doctor Recommends This Home Remedy for COVID Prevention”

• Bandwagon Effect

• Authority Bias

• Framing Effect

• Reactance Bias

Headline: “After One Earthquake, People Flock to Buy Emergency Kits”

• Availability Heuristic

• Anchoring Bias

• Illusory Truth Effect

• It’s true

Headline: “Met Gala Guest Wears Aluminum Foil Mask to Block 5G Waves”

• Illusory Truth Effect

• Bandwagon Effect

• Authority Bias

• Optimism Bias

Headline: “Eating Tomatoes Linked to Lower IQ – Scientists Warn”

• Confirmation Bias

• Negativity Bias

• Anchoring Bias

• It’s true

Headline: “Your Neighbor Just Made ₹20,000 From This AI Investment App”

• Anchoring Bias

• Availability Heuristic

• Bandwagon Effect

• Confirmation Bias

Headline: “My Aunt Got Sick After the Vaccine – I’m Not Getting It”

• Bandwagon Effect

• Availability Heuristic

• Authority Bias

• Anchoring Bias

Headline: “This Natural Cure Has Been Used for 1,000 Years”

• Anchoring Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Appeal to Tradition

• Framing Effect

Headline: “Octopuses Throw Objects at Each Other—And Sometimes at Cameras”

• In-group Bias

• Bandwagon Effect

• Illusory Truth Effect

• It’s true