In today’s society, fake news are the number one reason why many people are misinformed about a lot of things. An article publicized in 2019 by the New York Times magazine talk more in depth about this problem. Written by Gordon Pennycook and David Rand, who are both certified psychologists, the article describes in details how psychology is involved in this issue a lot more than we might think. In the text, called «Why do people fall for fake news? » both authors discuss how the way we rationalize things and plain laziness both play a big part in how we perceive fake news. First of all…