Correcting misconceptions and false beliefs are important for injecting reliable information
about COVID-19 into public discourse, but what impact does this have on the continued …

Warning labels from professional fact-checkers are one of the most widely used
interventions against online misinformation. But are fact-checker warning labels effective for …

Inoculation theory research offers a promising psychological 'vaccination'against
misinformation. But are people willing to take it? Expanding on the inoculation metaphor, we …

This paper investigates the motives behind the dissemination of fake news and examines its
sociodemographic correlates, namely, gender, age, frequency of using social media and …

Distrust in scientific experts can be surprisingly stubborn, persisting despite evidence
supporting the experts' views, demonstrations of their competence, or displays of good will …

Although correction is often suggested as a tool against misinformation, and empirical
research suggests it can be an effective one, we know little about how people perceive the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to massive global mortality and morbidity, but it
has also fueled an infodemic of false and misleading information about COVID-19 and …

While academic librarians have been quick to respond to the crisis of misinformation through
information literacy instruction and tool development, little research exists on the extent to …

The paper presents a social media debate and introduces four position papers on social
media as information sources. False information, uneven quality of information, bias …

Detecting social bots is important for users to assess the credibility and trustworthiness of
information on social media. In this work, we therefore investigate how users become …