Susceptible to hoax

Bondhan Kresna Wijaya at work - Karawachi, 28 Jun 2018.

Bondhan Kresna Wijaya at work - Karawachi, 28 Jun 2018. Source: Supplied

Psychologist and freelance writer Bondhan Kresna Wijaya explains why our brains make us susceptible to hoax.


Why are our responses to information more likely to be instinctive than rational?  Why are we likely to accept the news we want to hear as the truth? Bondhan Kresna Wijaya talks about the impact of cognitive bias.   

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