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Fake news has recently become widespread with the development of technology, easy accessibility of the internet and active use of social media. This prevalence has attracted the attention of different fields and fake news has been the subject of various studies. Similar to the fake news of the modern era, it is also present in the history of hadith. These are the mawzū hadiths attributed to the Prophet when he did not say them. Mawzū hadiths have been produced for many different reasons, such as political, personal, and theological, and their effects have continued until today. In this study, firstly, the process of fake news spreading on the internet and the extent of its impact are discussed. Then, social psychology's research on fake news is analyzed. After discussing the emergence and importance of fake hadiths, Islamic scholars' explanations of the spread of fake hadiths were identified and compared with social psychology data. The study discusses the question, "Can social psychology's explanations of the spread of fake news provide a perspective for understanding the spread of mawzū hadith?" As a result of the research, it was found that Islamic scholars also expressed explanations similar to social psychology approaches. However, these explanations have not been addressed in systematic and independent studies. Social psychology has reached similar conclusions with its research on fake news.

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