Fighting misinformation among the most vulnerable users

Current Opinion in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 57, P. 101813 - 101813

Published: March 18, 2024

Misinformation undermines trust in the integrity of democratic elections, safety vaccines, and authenticity footage from war zones. Social scientists have proposed many solutions to reduce individuals' demand for fake news, but it is unclear how evaluate them. Efficacy can mean that an intervention increases discernment (the ability distinguish true false content), works over a delay, scales up, engages users. I argue experts should also consider differences exposure prevalence before declaring success. Misleading content makes up small fraction average person's news diet, some groups are at increased risk – conservatives older adults see share most news. Targeting whole population (universal prevention) could concentrate benefits among users who already least misinformation begin with. In complement these approaches, we design interventions people need them (selective prevention), as well shared low-quality (indicated prevention).

Language: Английский

Spotting false news and doubting true news: a systematic review and meta-analysis of news judgements

Nature Human Behaviour, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

Language: Английский