New research indicates that people believe claims are true when a decorative photograph appears alongside the claim. Scientists in New Zealand and Canada examined the phenomenon Stephen Colbert, comedian and news satirist, calls "truthiness"-the feeling that something is true. "We wanted to examine how the kinds of photos people see every day-the ones that decorate newspaper or TV headlines, for example-might produce 'truthiness'. We were really surprised ...Friday, 10 August 2012
Truth Behind Claims Inflated by Decorative Photos
New research indicates that people believe claims are true when a decorative photograph appears alongside the claim. Scientists in New Zealand and Canada examined the phenomenon Stephen Colbert, comedian and news satirist, calls "truthiness"-the feeling that something is true. "We wanted to examine how the kinds of photos people see every day-the ones that decorate newspaper or TV headlines, for example-might produce 'truthiness'. We were really surprised ...
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