False memories may be especially likely when one is exposed to misinformation that is consistent with one's beliefs. Here, we assessed whether feminist attitudes predict susceptibility to feminism-related fake news. In Experiment 1 (n = 1537), the more negative participants' attitudes towards feminism, the more likely they were to report a false memory for a fabricated event that negatively reflected on the feminist movement, and vice-versa. This effect was only evident for those who interpreted the event as expected (e.g., those who rated the event as bad for feminism). When the purpose of the study was revealed, feminist attitudes also predicted ability to identify the stories as fake. We replicated these findings in Experiment 2 (n = 786), using fake stories that were less ambiguous. This study suggests that individuals are more susceptible to false memories for fake news stories that are ideologically congruent, even after a warning.

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对女权主义的态度预示着对女权主义相关假新闻的敏感性

当一个人接触到与自己的信念一致的错误信息时，错误记忆的可能性尤其大。在这里，我们评估了女权主义态度是否预示着对女权主义相关假新闻的易感性。在实验 1 ( n =  1537) 中，参与者对女权主义的态度越消极，他们就越有可能对一个对女权主义运动产生负面影响的虚构事件报告错误记忆，反之亦然。这种效果仅对那些将事件解释为预期的人（例如，将事件评为对女权主义不利的人）是明显的。当研究的目的被揭示时，女权主义的态度也预测了将故事识别为假的能力。我们在实验 2 中复制了这些发现（n = 786），使用不那么模棱两可的虚假故事。这项研究表明，即使在警告之后，个人更容易对意识形态上一致的假新闻故事产生错误记忆。