Belfast Leads in Accent Detection

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Northern UK and Irish Regions Better at Spotting Fake Accents, Study Finds

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Belfast residents were most skilled at identifying accent imposters, with detection rates reaching up to 85% .

Londoners and Essex residents barely performed better than chance, with success rates ranging from just over 50% to 65% .

Researchers from the University of Cambridge suggest that shared cultural identity and historical tensions may have sharpened accent authentication abilities.

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