Interventions to counter misinformation: Lessons from the Global North and applications to the Global South

RA Blair, J Gottlieb, B Nyhan, L Paler, P Argote… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
We synthesize evidence from 176 experimental estimates of 11 interventions intended to
combat misinformation in the Global North and Global South, which we classify as …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological inoculation for credibility assessment, sharing intention, and discernment of misinformation: Systematic review and meta-analysis

C Lu, B Hu, Q Li, C Bi, XD Ju - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023 - jmir.org
Background The prevalence of misinformation poses a substantial threat to individuals' daily
lives, necessitating the deployment of effective remedial approaches. One promising …

[HTML][HTML] The online misinformation engagement framework

M Geers, B Swire-Thompson, P Lorenz-Spreen… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Research on online misinformation has evolved rapidly, but organizing its results and
identifying open research questions is difficult without a systematic approach. We present …

Misinformation is contagious: Middle school students learn how to evaluate and share information responsibly through a digital game

S Barzilai, S Mor-Hagani, F Abed, D Tal-Savir… - Computers & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Digital games have emerged as promising tools for countering the spread of misinformation
online. Previous studies have mostly used games to inoculate players against misleading …

Susceptibility to online misinformation: A systematic meta-analysis of demographic and psychological factors

M Sultan, AN Tump, N Ehmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Nearly five billion people use and receive news through social media and there is
widespread concern about the negative consequences of misinformation on social media …

[HTML][HTML] Feedback exercises boost discernment of misinformation for gamified inoculation interventions.

J Leder, LV Schellinger, R Maertens… - Journal of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Gamification is a promising approach to reducing misinformation susceptibility. Previous
research has found that “inoculation” games such as Bad News and Harmony Square help …

Health misinformation: What it is, why people believe it, how to counter it

X Nan, K Thier, Y Wang - Annals of the International …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite growing concerns and rapidly expanding research about health misinformation,
answers to some fundamental questions remain unclear. Among the open questions are the …

Designing an effective fact-checking education program: The complementary relationship between games and lectures in teaching media literacy

S Yang, JS Choi, JW Lee, E Kim - Computers & Education, 2024 - Elsevier
In today's rapidly evolving online media landscape, determining the accuracy of information
has become increasingly challenging. Consequently, it is crucial for users to approach …

The role of narrative in misinformation games

N Devasia, JH Lee - Harvard Kennedy School …, 2024 - misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu
Implications Misinformation and disinformation have many widespread and often harmful
effects on society due to their ability to shape people's beliefs and behaviors (Ecker et al …

[HTML][HTML] Learning to Evaluate (Mis) information in an Online Game: Strategies Matter!

S Barzilai, M Stadtler - Computers & Education, 2025 - Elsevier
Digital games can help students learn how to cope with misinformation. However,
misinformation games typically include multiple game mechanics, making it hard to identify …