Searching online to evaluate new strengthens beliefs in false claims

[ergophobe]

According to the study, searching to evaluate the truthfulness of false news articles actually increases the probability of believing misinformation.

https://www.futurity.org/misinformation-fake-news-online-searches-3011572-2/

For the record, I did not do any research to find out whether or not this claim is true.

It is the second time today that someone mentioned this phenomenon though
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/support-for-doing-your-own-research-is-associated-with-covid-19-misperceptions-and-scientific-mistrust/