Accuracy prompts are a replicable and generalizable approach for reducing the spread of misinformation

G Pennycook, DG Rand - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Interventions that shift users attention toward the concept of accuracy represent a promising
approach for reducing misinformation sharing online. We assess the replicability and …

Understanding and combatting misinformation across 16 countries on six continents

AA Arechar, J Allen, AJ Berinsky, R Cole… - Nature Human …, 2023 - nature.com
The spread of misinformation online is a global problem that requires global solutions. To
that end, we conducted an experiment in 16 countries across 6 continents (N= 34,286; …

Thinking outside the ballot box

TH Costello, L Zmigrod, A Tasimi - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
A deeply heterogeneous set of ideological cohorts have shaped the course of history. From
anarchists and authoritarians to Zionists and Zapatistas, the expansive alphabet of politics …

Nudging social media toward accuracy

G Pennycook, DG Rand - The Annals of the American …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
A meaningful portion of online misinformation sharing is likely attributable to Internet users
failing to consider accuracy when deciding what to share. As a result, simply redirecting …

Bringing political psychology into the study of populism

C Rovira Kaltwasser - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although it is true that populism is a contested concept in the social sciences, there is
increasing consensus around the use of an ideational definition of populism within the …

(Why) is misinformation a problem?

Z Adams, M Osman, C Bechlivanidis… - Perspectives on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In the last decade there has been a proliferation of research on misinformation. One
important aspect of this work that receives less attention than it should is exactly why …

Incivility as a violation of communication norms—A typology based on normative expectations toward political communication

M Bormann, U Tranow, G Vowe… - Communication …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Research on incivility in political communication usually defines uncivil communication as a
violation of established norms. Few studies, however, have specified these norms and …

The paperboys of Russian messaging: RT/Sputnik audiences as vehicles for malign information influence

C Wagnsson - Information, communication & society, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines the reception and dissemination of 'malign information influence'(MII)
in a liberal democracy; information sponsored by authoritarian regimes or other hostile …

Psychological inoculation can reduce susceptibility to misinformation in large rational agent networks

TD Pilditch, J Roozenbeek… - Royal Society …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The unchecked spread of misinformation is recognized as an increasing threat to public,
scientific and democratic health. Online networks are a contributing cause of this spread …

The psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with antisystemic attitudes and political violence

H Bartusevičius, A Bor, F Jørgensen… - Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
What are the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for people's political attitudes and
behavior? We tested, specifically, whether the psychological burden of the COVID-19 …