Misinformation has been identified as a major contributor to various contentious
contemporary events ranging from elections and referenda to the response to the COVID-19 …

One of the most concerning notions for science communicators, fact-checkers, and
advocates of truth, is the backfire effect; this is when a correction leads to an individual …

This study investigates the long-term effectiveness of active psychological inoculation as a
means to build resistance against misinformation. Using 3 longitudinal experiments (2 …

As the scourge of “fake news” continues to plague our information environment, attention
has turned toward devising automated solutions for detecting problematic online content …

Widespread and sustained engagement with health-protective behaviors (ie, hygiene and
distancing) is critical to successfully managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence from …

Social media has increasingly enabled “fake news” to circulate widely, most notably during
the 2016 US presidential campaign. These intentionally false or misleading stories threaten …

Deceptive claims surround us, embedded in fake news, advertisements, political
propaganda, and rumors. How do people know what to believe? Truth judgments reflect …

Misinformation occurs when people hold incorrect factual beliefs and do so confidently. The
problem, first conceptualized by Kuklinski and colleagues in 2000, plagues political systems …

Across three separate experiments, I find that exposure to negative political information
continues to shape attitudes even after the information has been effectively discredited. I call …

People frequently rely on information even after it has been retracted, a phenomenon known
as the continued-influence effect of misinformation. One factor proposed to explain the …