Different types of photos and identification procedures similarly increase truth claims.

= 869), we investigated whether the truthiness effect size would increase if (a) participants' attention was drawn to the photos' contents and (b) if participants overtly identified the photos' contents. We compared the proportion of claims rated 'true' across no-photo trials, still-photo trials and attention-grabbing clarified-photo trials. In clarified-photo trials, participants explicitly identified the contents of a photo after it clarified from blurry to completely clear. Our results show similar truthiness effects regardless of whether photos clarified, were identified, or were viewed passively. Studying this bias in different judgement contexts is essential given the prevalence with which photos appear with claims in today's media landscape. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).