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When an article cites a study, do you open the source?
Every claim on this site links to a primary source. We want to know whether readers actually follow those links, or whether they are there mainly as a promise that the claim could be checked.
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Almost always 100% · 1
I read the source before I trust the claim
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Sometimes 0% · 0
only when the claim surprises me
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Rarely 0% · 0
the citation being there is enough
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Never 0% · 0
I read for the summary, not the evidence
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The raw counts
| Answer | Votes | Share of voters |
|---|---|---|
| Almost always | 1 | 100% |
| Sometimes | 0 | 0% |
| Rarely | 0 | 0% |
| Never | 0 | 0% |
| Members who voted | 1 |
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