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 …

There has been increasing concern with the growing infusion of misinformation, or “fake
news”, into public discourse and politics in many western democracies. Our article first …

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been accompanied by
a large amount of misleading and false information about the virus, especially on social …

The spread of online misinformation poses serious challenges to societies worldwide. In a
novel attempt to address this issue, we designed a psychological intervention in the form of …

Social media has increasingly enabled “fake news” to circulate widely, most notably during
the 2016 US presidential campaign. These intentionally false or misleading stories threaten …

The terms “post-truth” and “fake news” have become increasingly prevalent in public
discourse over the last year. This article explores the growing abundance of misinformation …

Reducing the spread of misinformation, especially on social media, is a major challenge. We
investigate one potential approach: having social media platform algorithms preferentially …

The 2016 US presidential election brought considerable attention to the phenomenon of
“fake news”: entirely fabricated and often partisan content that is presented as factual. Here …

This meta-analysis investigated the factors underlying effective messages to counter
attitudes and beliefs based on misinformation. Because misinformation can lead to poor …

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the extent of continued influence of
misinformation in the face of correction and the theoretical explanations of this phenomenon …