There has been increasing concern with the growing infusion of misinformation, or “fake
news”, into public discourse and politics in many western democracies. Our article first …

Much like a viral contagion, misinformation can spread rapidly from one individual to
another. Inoculation theory offers a logical basis for developing a psychological “vaccine” …

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been accompanied by
a large amount of misleading and false information about the virus, especially on social …

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

The spread of online misinformation poses serious challenges to societies worldwide. In a
novel attempt to address this issue, we designed a psychological intervention in the form of …

Recent research has explored the possibility of building attitudinal resistance against online
misinformation through psychological inoculation. The inoculation metaphor relies on a …

Attitudes have been a central topic in social psychology from its early beginnings. But what
exactly are attitudes, where do they come from, and how can they be modified? The overall …

This completely revised second edition of the best-selling text presents an up-to-date,
comprehensive introduction to persuasive communication and attitude change. Employing …

A meta-analysis of 54 cases testing the effectiveness of inoculation theory at conferring
resistance and examining the mechanisms of the theory was conducted. The analyses …

Vaccine hesitancy (delay in obtaining a vaccine, despite availability) represents a significant
hurdle to managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy is in part related to the …