Alarmist narratives about online misinformation continue to gain traction despite evidence
that its prevalence and impact are overstated. Drawing on research examining the use of big …

On digital media, algorithms that process data and recommend content have become
ubiquitous. Their fast and barely regulated adoption has raised concerns about their role in …

Introduction The rise of social media users and the explosive growth in misinformation
shared across social media platforms have become a serious threat to democratic discourse …

In the battle against misinformation, do negative spillover effects of communicative efforts
intended to protect audiences from inaccurate information exist? Given the relatively limited …

Implications Fake news, misinformation, and disinformation have become some of the most
studied phenomena in the social sciences (Freelon & Wells, 2020). Despite the widespread …

As Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, social media was rife
with pro-Kremlin disinformation. To effectively tackle the issue of state-sponsored …

People with bad beliefs—roughly beliefs that conflict with those of the relevant experts and
are maintained regardless of counter-evidence—are often cast as bad believers. Such …

Is exposure to false information necessary for misbelief? In this article, we consider the
possibility that certain individuals hold misinformed beliefs without encountering …

Students frequently turn to the internet for information about a range of scientific issues.
However, they can find it challenging to evaluate the credibility of the information they find …

This review explores psychological barriers to the acceptance of expert guidance.
Specifically, the constructs of epistemic overconfidence, institutional distrust, anti-expert …