[HTML][HTML] Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public
S Van Der Linden - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
The spread of misinformation poses a considerable threat to public health and the
successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to …
successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to …
How social identity shapes conspiratorial belief
While conspiracy theories may offer benefits to those who believe in them, they can also
foster intergroup conflict, threaten democracy, and undercut public health. We argue that the …
foster intergroup conflict, threaten democracy, and undercut public health. We argue that the …
The i-frame and the s-frame: How focusing on individual-level solutions has led behavioral public policy astray
N Chater, G Loewenstein - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2023 - cambridge.org
An influential line of thinking in behavioral science, to which the two authors have long
subscribed, is that many of society's most pressing problems can be addressed cheaply and …
subscribed, is that many of society's most pressing problems can be addressed cheaply and …
Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased
G Ceylan, IA Anderson… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Why do people share misinformation on social media? In this research (N= 2,476), we show
that the structure of online sharing built into social platforms is more important than …
that the structure of online sharing built into social platforms is more important than …
The efficacy of Facebook's vaccine misinformation policies and architecture during the COVID-19 pandemic
Online misinformation promotes distrust in science, undermines public health, and may drive
civil unrest. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Facebook—the world's largest …
civil unrest. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Facebook—the world's largest …
A synthesis of evidence for policy from behavioural science during COVID-19
Scientific evidence regularly guides policy decisions, with behavioural science increasingly
part of this process. In April 2020, an influential paper proposed 19 policy recommendations …
part of this process. In April 2020, an influential paper proposed 19 policy recommendations …
[HTML][HTML] Countering misinformation
Developing effective interventions to counter misinformation is an urgent goal, but it also
presents conceptual, empirical, and practical difficulties, compounded by the fact that …
presents conceptual, empirical, and practical difficulties, compounded by the fact that …
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 …
approach for reducing misinformation sharing online. We assess the replicability and …
[PDF][PDF] A survey of expert views on misinformation: Definitions, determinants, solutions, and future of the field
Implications Fake news, misinformation, and disinformation have become some of the most
studied phenomena in the social sciences (Freelon & Wells, 2020). Despite the widespread …
studied phenomena in the social sciences (Freelon & Wells, 2020). Despite the widespread …
Susceptibility to misinformation is consistent across questionframings and response modes and better explained by myside bias and partisanshipthan analytical …
Misinformation presents a significant societal problem. To measure individuals' susceptibility
to misinformation and study its predictors, researchers have used a broad variety of ad-hoc …
to misinformation and study its predictors, researchers have used a broad variety of ad-hoc …