A PhD is awarded on the successful completion of a long programme of supervised research that will contribute new knowledge to your field. You will disseminate your findings by means of peer reviewed output and thesis. Final assessment consists of your thesis (of up to 100,000 words) and viva voce (an oral examination). Throughout your PhD journey, you will be supported with a programme of research training enabling you to develop transferable skills for your future. This is a Doctorate qualification. There has been an increase of fake news stories presented as stemming from trusted sources on social media in relation to many high-profile events: COVID-19, the American election campaign, the Irish abortion law referendum, Brexit, to name only a few. In this project, we will examine false memories and beliefs for fake news. We will also examine the effect of mindfulness, and mental imagery on false memories: Mindfulness meditation and mental imagery have previously shown to increase false memories due to a decrease in reality-monitoring ability (Seamon, Philbin, & Harrison, 2006, Wilson, Mickes, Stolarz-Fantino, Evrard, & Fantino, 2015). Do mindfulness and mental imagery increase the susceptibility to false memories for fake news Additionally, children have in some circumstances fewer false memories than adults (Howe, Wimmer, Gagnon, & Plumpton, 2009). Are there developmental differences in the susceptibly to fake news