Combating misinformation in the age of llms: Opportunities and challenges
Misinformation such as fake news and rumors is a serious threat for information ecosystems
and public trust. The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has great potential to …
and public trust. The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has great potential to …
The psychological drivers of misinformation belief and its resistance to correction
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 …
contemporary events ranging from elections and referenda to the response to the COVID-19 …
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 …
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 …
Understanding and combatting misinformation across 16 countries on six continents
The spread of misinformation online is a global problem that requires global solutions. To
that end, we conducted an experiment in 16 countries across 6 continents (N= 34,286; …
that end, we conducted an experiment in 16 countries across 6 continents (N= 34,286; …
[HTML][HTML] Accuracy and social motivations shape judgements of (mis) information
The extent to which belief in (mis) information reflects lack of knowledge versus a lack of
motivation to be accurate is unclear. Here, across four experiments (n= 3,364), we motivated …
motivation to be accurate is unclear. Here, across four experiments (n= 3,364), we motivated …
[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 …
Understanding the spread of COVID‐19 misinformation on social media: The effects of topics and a political leader's nudge
The spread of misinformation on social media has become a major societal issue during
recent years. In this work, we used the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic as a case study to …
recent years. In this work, we used the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic as a case study to …
The social anatomy of climate change denial in the United States
D Gounaridis, JP Newell - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Using data from Twitter (now X), this study deploys artificial intelligence (AI) and network
analysis to map and profile climate change denialism across the United States. We estimate …
analysis to map and profile climate change denialism across the United States. We estimate …
[HTML][HTML] The online misinformation engagement framework
Research on online misinformation has evolved rapidly, but organizing its results and
identifying open research questions is difficult without a systematic approach. We present …
identifying open research questions is difficult without a systematic approach. We present …