The Role of Cognitive Biases in Fake News Belief and Sharing Behaviour: A Quantitative Study of the General Population
Author Name: Akshay Upmanyu, Prof (Dr.) Dhruv Sabharwal Date: 25-11-2025 Abstract This paper examines how cognitive biases influence sharing behaviour of fake news with a special interest in the mediating influence exerted by emotional response.The study is based on the existing psychological theories and considers four major cognitive biases, such as confirmation bias, availability heuristic, […]