Erroneous beliefs are difficult to correct. Worse, popular correction strategies, such as the
myth-versus-fact article format, may backfire because they subtly reinforce the myths through …

Science and storytelling mean different things when they speak of truth. This difference
leads some to blame storytelling for presenting a distorted view of science and contributing …

Technocrats claim to know how to solve the social and economic problems of complex
modern societies. But as Jeffrey Friedman argues in Power without Knowledge, there is a …

“Breaking: Tens of thousands of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse”. In late
2016, an estimated six million people on social media and other news websites were …

Many researchers assert that popular culture warrants greater attention from international
relations scholars. Yet work regarding the effects of popular culture on international relations …

How is it that a patch of flickering light on a wall can produce experiences that engage our
imaginations and can feel totally real? From the vertigo of a skydive to the emotional charge …

The current study investigated the role of metacognition with respect to the consequences of
exposures to inaccurate information. Previous work has consistently demonstrated that …

Within a week of the attack of September 11, 2001, a consortium of researchers from across
the United States distributed a survey asking about the circumstances in which respondents …

We are regularly confronted with statements that are inaccurate, sometimes obviously so.
Unfortunately, people can be influenced by and rely upon inaccurate information, engaging …

Most people know that the Pacific is the largest ocean on Earth and that Edison invented the
light bulb. Our question is whether this knowledge is stable, or if people will incorporate …