False news was more novel than true news, which suggests that people were more likely to share novel information.
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The goal of becoming information competent is to empower decision-making in the course of problem-solving by uncovering meaning. However this is not solely based on information but also on gut feeling and emotions. While gut feeling and emotions are broadly the subject of psychology, we are going to focus on dealing with information, as something outside brain, informing us about the world around us.
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