Effects of the Truth Sandwich on Perceptions of Fact-checkers and Verification Intentions While the truth sandwich was not effective in correcting false beliefs, it had indirect benefits First, those who saw a truth sandwich perceived the intentions of fact-checkers more positively thinking that their intention was to inform rather than to manipulate or spread lies. Second, those who saw a truth sandwich showed the least resistance to reading subsequent fact-checks. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17512786.2024.2311311#d1e173