Social distancing meet social media: digital tools for connecting students, teachers, and citizens in an emergency
Purpose In a public health crisis where social distancing, or physical distancing while in
public spaces, is the new normal, social media offer respite from being alone. Recent …
public spaces, is the new normal, social media offer respite from being alone. Recent …
The Twitter origins and evolution of the COVID-19 “plandemic” conspiracy theory
Implications The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in hundreds of thousands of lives lost
globally. It has also facilitated the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories at a …
globally. It has also facilitated the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories at a …
What's the News About Bad News? A Review of Bad News Games as a Tool to Teach Media Literacy
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This paper examines the Bad News series of games, created by the Cambridge University
Social Decision Making Lab and DROG Group, as an educational tool. More specifically, it …
Social Decision Making Lab and DROG Group, as an educational tool. More specifically, it …
The effects of a news literacy video and real-time corrections to video misinformation related to sunscreen and skin cancer
Given concerns about the persuasive power of video misinformation on social media for
health topics, we test two techniques–exposure to a news literacy video and user corrections …
health topics, we test two techniques–exposure to a news literacy video and user corrections …
The role of narrative in misinformation games
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 …
effects on society due to their ability to shape people's beliefs and behaviors (Ecker et al …
A generational approach to fight fake news: In search of effective media literacy training and interventions
The rise of Internet and the pervasiveness of communication and information technologies
have allowed many societies to successfully reduce inequalities in access to information …
have allowed many societies to successfully reduce inequalities in access to information …
Effective mitigation of the belief perseverance bias after the retraction of misinformation: Awareness training and counter-speech
The spread and influence of misinformation have become a matter of concern in society as
misinformation can negatively impact individuals' beliefs, opinions and, consequently …
misinformation can negatively impact individuals' beliefs, opinions and, consequently …
Fact-checking skills and project-based learning about infodemic and disinformation
In today's high-information and high-communication society, university students are
increasingly involved in autonomous and collaborative learning processes, which require …
increasingly involved in autonomous and collaborative learning processes, which require …
Research note: Likes, sarcasm and politics: Youth responses to a platform-initiated media literacy campaign on social media
Implications Amidst an alarming rise in online misinformation (McGinty & Gyenes, 2020;
Pasquetto et al., 2020), there has been a growing interest in media literacy education as a …
Pasquetto et al., 2020), there has been a growing interest in media literacy education as a …
Limits to inoculating against the risk of fake news: a replication study in Singapore during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the problem of fake news as one of the defining
challenges of our time. The sudden proliferation of fake news and its direct impact on public …
challenges of our time. The sudden proliferation of fake news and its direct impact on public …