India, May 21 -- A study with a sample size of 8,800 across India, the US, the UK, and France has found Indians to be more susceptible to fake news and disinformation.

A report based on the study of Ipsos Group, a Paris-based market research and consulting firm, published last month focused on understanding what shapes people's ability to tell real news from fake news. The 8,800 participants in the study were shown some real and fake headlines. The real ones were from trusted news outlets, and the fake ones from fact-checking sites.

The headlines were made to look like regular social media posts, with no source names, no likes, and no comments. This was done to make participants judge the veracity of the news based on headlines.

The re...