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 …

Although there has been unprecedented attention to inoculation theory in recent years, the
potential of this research has yet to be reached. Inoculation theory explains how immunity to …

This paper tests the meta-analysis based unified theory of acceptance and use of
technology (meta-UTAUT) model to predict the behavioral intentions of organizational users …

Uncertainty is inherent to science and science communication. However, the evidence
appears mixed regarding whether portraying uncertainty in science communication has …

We define scientific misinformation as publicly available information that is misleading or
deceptive relative to the best available scientific evidence and that runs contrary to …

The news media play an influential role in sha** public attitudes on a wide range of issues—
climate change included. As climate change has risen in salience, the average American is …

In the last decade there has been a proliferation of research on misinformation. One
important aspect of this work that receives less attention than it should is exactly why …

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

While the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on human health and
national economies, conservationists are struggling to prevent misguided persecution of …

Implications Even though our findings can only show correlations between exposure to
media coverage and individual attitudes, rather than establishing that the former causes the …