misinformation
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How tribalism makes us vulnerable to misinformation
Tribalism has become a central force in today’s political discussion, especially due to online influence campaigns that leverage this kind…
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Fake news can boost trust in government
Misinformation has a diverse impact on trust in society, with benefits for the government, at the expense of trust in…
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Does knowledge reduce stress where COVID is concerned?
New research finds that the more factual knowledge people have about COVID-19, the less stress they have.
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Is social media the source of most COVID misinformation?
In the context of a crisis like COVID-19, there is good reason to be concerned about the role that the…
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Misinformation slows our collective response during crises
Effective decision-making is crucial in a crisis, but we’re also often flooded with information and conflicting input.
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Busting coronavirus myths will take more than science: lessons from an AIDS study
Attempting to defeat these folk theories with science achieved little; the myth busters of the AIDS epidemic were talking past…
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How not to fall for coronavirus BS: avoid the 7 deadly sins of thought
Gullibility, cynicism, pride, closed mindedness, negligence and wishful thinking. If you can use any of these to describe your reasoning,…
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2019’s top 100 journal articles
How much fake news is really shared on Facebook, and who shares it? [Top 100 journal articles of 2019]
The findings of a study of fake news sharing on Facebook have implications for knowledge sharing in organisations, and for…
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How misinformation can be tough to shift
People sometimes continue to use misinformation in their reasoning, even if they remember that the information is false, which researchers…
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Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
Social media giants such as Facebook have been blamed for helping spread misinformation. But the problem runs deeper than that.
