Tune in to the prebunking network! Development and validation of six inoculation videos that prebunk manipulation tactics and logical fallacies in misinformation
Political Psychology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 27, 2025
Abstract
Meta‐analyses
have
demonstrated
how
inoculation
interventions
increase
the
detection
of
misinformation,
but
their
scalability
has
remained
elusive.
To
address
this,
Study
1
(pre‐registered;
N
=
1,583)
tested
efficacy
three
short
videos
(prebunks)
against
common
manipulation
tactics
used
in
misinformation:
(1)
polarization,
(2)
conspiracy
theories,
and
(3)
fake
experts.
Results
indicated
that
all
(vs.
control)
increased
relevant
manipulative
content
without
altering
perceptions
non‐manipulative
content,
only
polarization
video
discernment
(i.e.,
ability
to
distinguish
between
content).
In
2
1,603),
we
more
containing
logic‐based
prebunks
logical
fallacies
commonly
whataboutism,
moving
goalposts
fallacy,
strawman
fallacy.
Detection
fallacious
was
higher
conditions
control),
fallacy
discernment.
The
appeared
overall
distrust
whereas
other
two
did
not
alter
non‐fallacious
content.
We
discuss
implications
limitations
these
findings.
Language: Английский
Media Literacy Interventions Improve Resilience to Misinformation: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of Overall Effect and Moderating Factors
Communication Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 4, 2024
The
widespread
dissemination
of
misinformation
has
become
a
global
concern.
A
recommended
solution
is
to
improve
people’s
ability
discern
true
from
false
information
through
appropriate
media
literacy
education
programs.
This
meta-analysis
quantitatively
synthesized
the
results
49
experimental
studies
(
N
=
81,155)
that
examined
efficacy
interventions
in
mitigating
misinformation.
study
finds
generally
resilience
d
0.60).
Specifically,
reduce
belief
0.27),
discernment
0.76),
and
decrease
sharing
1.04).
Moreover,
have
stronger
effects
(1)
when
multiple
sessions
rather
than
single
session
are
implemented,
(2)
high
(vs.
low)
uncertainty
avoidance
cultures,
(3)
among
college
students
adults
recruited
online
crowdsourcing
platforms
(e.g.,
Amazon
Mechanical
Turk).
These
findings
enrich
our
understanding
inoculation
theory
provide
valuable
guidance
for
design
future
intervention
Language: Английский
Exposure to detectable inaccuracies makes children more diligent fact-checkers of novel claims
Evan Orticio,
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Martin Meyer,
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Celeste Kidd
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et al.
Nature Human Behaviour,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
Language: Английский
From bias to balance: Testing the effect of feedback on ideological bias expression. A registered report
Political Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 15, 2024
Abstract
Motivated
reasoning
posits
that
ideological
beliefs
and
goals
bias
individuals'
information
processing
particularly
regarding
socio‐political
information.
However,
most
individuals
are
unaware
shapes
their
perception
judgment
making
them
easy
targets
for
political
polarization.
This
leads
to
the
strong
need
address
mitigate
this
bias.
Utilizing
an
task
assesses
degree
of
expressing
one's
in
estimation
facts,
we
test
effects
feedback
on
reduction
With
a
three
between‐factor
design
(feedback‐only
vs.
+
social
norm
nudge
no
control),
representative
German
sample
at
two
time
points
(
N
t
1
=
1229,
2
1001).
Participants
who
received
extent
displayed
significant
between
compared
control
group.
An
additional
emphasizing
societal
value
unbiased
decision‐making
did
not
result
stronger
Moreover,
general
awareness
moderate
effect
reduction.
Our
findings
contribute
growing
understanding
about
suggestibility
illuminate
(limited)
potential
mitigating
biased
processing.
Language: Английский