The importance of experts in the communication of scientific knowledge cannot be ignored,
however, the crisis of trust in experts persists and is widening on social media in China. In …

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an extraordinary rate of scientific papers on the
topic that were discussed among the general public, although often in biased or misinformed …

Retracted COVID-19 articles have circulated widely on social media. Although retractions
are intended to correct the scientific record, when trust in science is low, they may instead be …

Doctors enjoy a uniquely privileged position of public trust across most of the world. 1
However, some doctors have emerged as perpetrators of inadvertent misinformation and …

Who is perceived to be an expert on COVID-19 vaccination on social media? We conducted
four experimental studies investigating how the presence of biomedical credentials in social …

Misinformation-false or misleading information-is considered a significant societal concern
due to its associated" misinformation effects," such as political polarization, erosion of trust in …

Rising trends in sociopolitical polarisation are often attributed to the ever-increasing
interactions taking place on social media. The combativeness characterising online …

Conspiracy beliefs can negatively impact personal health, democratic engagement, and
intergroup relationships. Pop-science communication often uses narrative elements such as …

When people are misled about important topics, whether it results from an honest mistake,
negligence, unconscious bias or is intentional (as in the case of disinformation), people can …