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We know politicians lie – but do we care?

By Ullrich Ecker, Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Toby Prike, Postdoctoral research associate, The University of Western Australia

Claims Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a liar have been piling up. Cognitive psychologists who study misinformation look at how voters react when politicians lie.

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